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Fun Home, Young Vic

Posted on June 28, 2018 by mkmswain

It seems only too fitting that David Lan’s luminous reign at the Young Vic should draw to a close with this bold, creatively thrilling international import. Jeanine Tesori and Lisa Kron’s Tony-winning musical, which premiered Off-Broadway in 2013, is an exquisite adaptation … Continue reading →

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Fun Home leads June’s Top 10 new London shows

Posted on May 27, 2018 by mkmswain

From a ground-breaking musical to a mighty modern classic. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

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Macbeth leads March’s Top 10 new London shows

Posted on February 28, 2018 by mkmswain

From Shakespeare and Tennessee Williams to a new epic and a lush romance. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

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Everybody’s Talking About Jamie leads November’s Top 10 new London shows

Posted on November 4, 2017 by mkmswain

From a new British musical to starry Mamet and cheeky burlesque. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

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Wings, Young Vic

Posted on September 20, 2017 by mkmswain

Emily Stilson (Juliet Stevenson) is suspended in a void. She analyses this strange situation with wry perspicacity and occasional breathless panic. She’s a prisoner, a specimen. She’s fallen, trapped. She’s flying. Read my full BroadwayWorld review here

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Woyzeck leads May’s Top 10 new London shows

Posted on May 2, 2017 by mkmswain

From new takes on Brecht and Büchner to Jez Butterworth’s latest and a classic musical. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

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BWW Interview: Leo Bill

Posted on February 2, 2017 by mkmswain

The actor discusses Joe Hill-Gibbins’ new production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Young Vic. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here

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Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? leads February’s Top 10 new London shows

Posted on February 1, 2017 by mkmswain

From a major Albee revival to starry Shakespeare and a steamy musical. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here

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Spellbinding story of Selassie

Posted on September 16, 2016 by mkmswain

Colin Teevan has created an extraordinary showcase for the chameleonic Kathryn Hunter in this adaptation of Polish journalist Ryszard Kapuscinski’s book about the fall of Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia, in 1974. Hunter embodies a dozen of Selassie’s loyal flunkeys, … Continue reading →

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The Emperor, Young Vic

Posted on September 9, 2016 by mkmswain

In 1974, renowned Polish journalist Ryszard Kapuscinski travelled to Ethiopia to chart the downfall of Emperor Haile Selassie, “King of Kings, elect of God”, through interviews with his loyal servants and associates. Kapuscinski’s 1978 book has been adapted by Colin Teevan … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: young vic

Fun Home, Young Vic

Fun Home leads June’s Top 10 new London shows

Macbeth leads March’s Top 10 new London shows

Everybody’s Talking About Jamie leads November’s Top 10 new London shows

Wings, Young Vic

Woyzeck leads May’s Top 10 new London shows

BWW Interview: Leo Bill

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? leads February’s Top 10 new London shows

Spellbinding story of Selassie

The Emperor, Young Vic

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