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Woolf Works: At 59, Alessandra Ferri shines like a balletic Meryl Streep

Posted on March 2, 2023 by mkmswain

The great dancer elevates much of this revival of Wayne McGregor’s elegiac, pensive 2015 triptych (but not the maddening middle section). Read my full Telegraph review here

Posted in Dance, Journalism | Tagged Alessandra Ferri, ballet, contemporary dance, dance, dancing, london, mrs dalloway, olivier award, review, royal ballet, royal opera house, telegraph, virginia woolf, wayne mcgregor, woolf works | Leave a comment

The best online dance shows for Easter Weekend

Posted on April 9, 2020 by mkmswain

There are lots of treats available online this Easter, from Akram Khan’s Giselle to a rare collaboration between the Royal Opera House and Royal Ballet. Read my full The i Paper article here

Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre, TV | Tagged 1984, acis and galatea, akram khan, alices adventures in wonderland, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, ballet, bbc, best, broadcast, carlos acosta, celine gittens, christopher wheeldon, contemporary dance, culture in quarantine, dance, dancing, easter, easter weekend, english national ballet, facebook, free, giselle, inews, mk ultra, northern ballet, online, rain, rosas, Rosie Kay Dance Company, royal ballet, royal opera, sadlers wells, stream, streaming, tamara rojo, the dying swan, the i paper, the swan, top, watch, wayne mcgregor | Leave a comment

Sweet Charity, Donmar Warehouse

Posted on April 18, 2019 by mkmswain

For her swansong, departing Donmar Artistic Director Josie Rourke goes Swinging Sixties in this stylish but flawed revival of the Cy Coleman, Dorothy Fields and Neil Simon musical. From the numerous Andy Warhol homages to Charity’s silver minidress and the cigarette haze, it’s a period … Continue reading →

Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre | Tagged andy warhol, anne-marie duff, arthur darvill, big spender, bob fosse, cy coleman, dancing, debbie kurup, donmar warehouse, gwen verdon, josie rourke, lizzy connolly, london, musical, neil simon, review, singing, sixties, sweet charity, theartsdesk, theatre, wayne mcgregor | Leave a comment

BWW Interview: Debbie Kurup

Posted on March 28, 2019 by mkmswain

The actresses discusses her role in Sweet Charity at the Donmar Warehouse. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged actress, anne-marie duff, big spender, book tickets, broadwayworld, concert, cy coleman, debbie kurup, donmar warehouse, fosse, interview, josie rourke, live at zedel, london, mothers day, musical, neil simon, seyi omooba, sweet charity, taxi dancer, the color purple, wayne mcgregor | Leave a comment

The Glass Menagerie leads January’s Top 10 new London shows

Posted on December 22, 2016 by mkmswain

From a visionary Tennessee Williams revival to Wayne McGregor and a Dahl musical adaptation. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre | Tagged adelphi theatre, best, billy wilder, book tickets, broadwayworld, burt bacharach, caryl churchill, cherry jones, duke of york's, escaped alone, fantastic mr fox, hampstead theatre, january, john tiffany, london, lyric hammersmith, making a murderer, musical, national theatre, neil simon, new, orange tree theatre, promises promises, roald dahl, royal court, royal opera house, sex with strangers, southwark playhouse, tennesse williams, the apartment, the glass menagerie, the kite runner, top 10, us/them, virginia woolf, wayne mcgregor, west end, winter solstice, woolf works, wyndhams theatre | Leave a comment

LET THERE BE LIGHT: Lucy Carter

Posted on November 14, 2016 by mkmswain

The lighting designer talks dance, multimedia and expressing ideas. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here

Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre | Tagged almeida theatre, broadwayworld, dance, dancing, husbands and sons, interview, let there be light, lighting, lighting designer, lucy carter, national theatre, oil, royal ballet, theatre, wayne mcgregor | Leave a comment

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