Tag Archives: west end

BroadwayWorld’s Top London Christmas Picks

Posted on November 19, 2018 by mkmswain

There are plenty of seasonal treats served up in the capital this year, from pantos and plays to opera and dance. Here are some of the tastiest morsels for the 2018-19 festive period. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here Advertisements

Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre | Tagged a christmas carol, al murray, aladdin, alexandra palace, best, bill bailey, book tickets, broadwayworld, can't wait for christmas, cheap tickets, children, christmas, dani dyer, danny dyer, dawn french, dick whittington, english national ballet, eventim apollo, family, hansel and gretel, horrible christmas, horrible histories, huddle, hugh dennis, in the winter wood, jo brand, kids, kinky boots, les miserables, london, lyric hammersmith, lyric theatre, magic mike live, matilda, matthew bourne, motown, national theatre, nativity the musical, old vic, opera, orange tree theatre, palladium snow white, panto, pantomime, paul merton, peacock theatre, peter pan, philip pullmans grimm tales, polka theatre, richmond theatre, robert lindsay, room on the broom, rose theatre kingston, royal opera, sadlers wells, school of rock, seussical, sleeping beauty, southbank centre, southwark playhouse, swan lake, the lion king, the messiah, the nutcracker, the other palace, the phantom of the opera, the snowman, the tell tale heart, theatre, theatre royal stratford east, ticket deal, tina, top, unicorn theatre, west end, wicked, young audience | Leave a comment

Treat yourself and celebrate Self Care Week with these 10 shows

Posted on November 14, 2018 by mkmswain

From shows that tackle issues in a constructive way to pure joyful escapism. Read my full TodayTix article here

Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre | Tagged 42nd Street, best, company, everybodys talking about jamie, heathers the musical, list, musical, play, self care, self care week, the inheritance, theatre, todaytix, top 10, west end, wicked | Leave a comment

BWW Interview: Hayden Tee

Posted on November 13, 2018 by mkmswain

The actor discusses tackling Miss Trunchbull in Matilda The Musical. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged actor, book tickets, broadwayworld, cambridge theatre, cheap tickets, children, family, hayden tee, interview, les miserables, london, matilda, miss trunchbull, musical, new zealand, roald dahl, sale, save, singer, theatre, tim minchin, visit london, west end | Leave a comment

Pinter Three and Pinter Four, Harold Pinter Theatre

Posted on November 12, 2018 by mkmswain

Jamie Lloyd’s 10-anniversary season of Pinter (which kicked off in style earlier this autumn) continues with two more batches of miniatures – from familiar shorts like A Kind of Alaska to sketches and more obscure works – plus another tantalisingly starry company. Read my … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged book tickets, broadwayworld, cheap tickets, christmas, comedy, ed stambollouian, harold pinter theatre, jamie lloyd, janie dee, jessica barden, lee evans, london, lyndsey turner, meera syal, pinter, pinter at the pinter, play, review, robert glenister, sale, save, tamsin greig, theatre, ticket deal, tom edden, visit london, west end | Leave a comment

Where to eat and drink in the West End

Posted on November 8, 2018 by mkmswain

Visiting one of London’s many and varied culinary hotspots pre-theatre makes a West End trip feel like a real night out. However, it can be challenging to find somewhere with fast service, so you’re not anxiously clock-watching; excellent food, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged affordable, bar, best, cafe, central london, cheap, chinatown, chinese, drink, eat, festival hall, food, joe allen, london, pizza, play, pre theatre, quick, ramen, recommend, restaurant, savoy, skylon, tapas, thames, theatre, todaytix, top, view, visit london, west end, where to eat | Leave a comment

Renaissance rivals, A Star is Born, and The Height of the Storm

Posted on November 1, 2018 by mkmswain

On my November MoveTo Town and Country Arts page: Exhibition Brothers-in-law Mantegna and Bellini offer competing Renaissance visions at the National Gallery Film Lady Gaga impresses in the latest incarnation of A Star is Born Theatre Eileen Atkins and Jonathan Pryce lead Florian Zeller’s The Height … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Fiction, Film, Journalism, Theatre | Tagged a star is born, art, book, bradley cooper, commute, commuter, eileen atkins, exhibition, film, florian zeller, gallery, jonathan pryce, lady gaga, london, magazine, mantegna and bellini, moveto, moveto town and country, movie, national gallery, novel, paris echo, play, read, renaissance, sebastian faulks, the height of the storm, visit london, west end, wyndhams theatre | Leave a comment

BWW Interview: Andrew Burnap

Posted on October 29, 2018 by mkmswain

The actor discusses his role in landmark play The Inheritance. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged actor, aids, andrew burnap, angels in america, broadwayworld, gay, homosexual, interview, matthew lopez, new york, noel coward theatre, stephen daldry, stonewall, the inheritance, toby darling, west end, young vic | Leave a comment

Hadestown leads November’s Top 10 new London shows

Posted on October 27, 2018 by mkmswain

From new musicals to Shakespeare, Pinter and Magic Mike. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre | Tagged all we ever wanted was everything, ambassadors theatre, barbican, best, broadwayworld, bush theatre, channing tatum, christmas, comedy, don quixote, drama, duke of yorks theatre, garrick theatre, globe, hadestown, harold pinter theatre, hippodrome casino, janie dee, kiln theatre, lee evans, london, macbeth, magic mike live, male dancer, meera syal, michelle terry, music, musical, national theatre, november, patricia highsmith, phyllis logan, pinter at the pinter, play, romeo and juliet, rsc, shakepeare, show, stripper, stripping, summer and smoke, switzerland, tamsin greig, tennessee williams, theatre, top 10, visit london, west end, white teeth, winter, zadie smith | Leave a comment

10 shows to see in honour of Black History Month

Posted on October 21, 2018 by mkmswain

From musical icons to contemporary London life, 10 meaningful representative shows. Read my full TodayTix article here

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged african-american, arinze kene, black, black history month, book tickets, dreamgirls, freeman, kinky boots, les miserables, london, michael jackson, misty, motown the musical, musical, musician, play, porgy and bess, show, singer, the lion king, theatre, thriller live, tina the musical, tina turner, todaytix, top 10, west end | Leave a comment

Company, Gielgud Theatre

Posted on October 17, 2018 by mkmswain

The most thrilling revivals reinvigorate a classic work, while revealing its fundamental soul anew. Marianne Elliott’s female-led, 21st-century take on George Furth and Stephen Sondheim’s 1970 musical company Company makes a bold, inventive statement, but somehow also suggests this is how the … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged being alive, company, family, gay, gender swap, gielgud theatre, jonathan bailey, kids, ladies who lunch, love, marianne elliott, marriage, mel giedroyc, musical, new york, patti lupone, review, romance, rosalie craig, sex, single, sondheim, theartsdesk, west end | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: west end

BroadwayWorld’s Top London Christmas Picks

BWW Interview: Hayden Tee

Pinter Three and Pinter Four, Harold Pinter Theatre

Renaissance rivals, A Star is Born, and The Height of the Storm

BWW Interview: Andrew Burnap

Hadestown leads November’s Top 10 new London shows

10 shows to see in honour of Black History Month

Company, Gielgud Theatre

Recent Posts

Tags

Archives

Follow Blog via Email

Follow me on Twitter

Links

© 2014 Marianka Swain All Rights Reserved.