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Marianka Swain is a London-based writer and editor. She is the UK Editor-in-Chief of BroadwayWorld, and also covers the arts for outlets such as the Ham & High and Islington Gazette newspapers, Dancing Times and MoveTo Town & Country magazines, and TodayTix. You can find further work on www.mkmswain.com or follow her on Twitter @mkmswain

Articles By Marianka Swain

Legally Blonde, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre review - a joyous Gen-Z musical makeover

Wednesday, 25 May 2022 Read more...

Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Piccadilly Theatre review - spectacular escapism

Friday, 21 January 2022 Read more...

Frozen, Theatre Royal Drury Lane review - twinkling spectacle with a sincere drama at its heart

Thursday, 09 September 2021 Read more...

Three Kings, Old Vic: In Camera review - Andrew Scott vividly evokes generational pain

Sunday, 06 September 2020 Read more...

Sleepless, Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre review - love from afar in this amiable musical

Wednesday, 02 September 2020 Read more...

Songs for a New World, The Other Palace Digital review - chimes with our extraordinary 'moment'

Saturday, 25 July 2020 Read more...

Hamilton, Disney+ review - puts us all in the room where it happened

Wednesday, 01 July 2020 Read more...

The Last Five Years, The Other Palace Digital review - socially distanced heartbreak

Friday, 26 June 2020 Read more...

Cats, The Shows Must Go On review - a purr-fectly theatrical experience

Saturday, 16 May 2020 Read more...

The Thread, Sadler's Wells Digital Stage review - Greek folk and contemporary unite

Monday, 20 April 2020 Read more...

Treasure Island, National Theatre at Home review - all aboard this thrilling adventure story

Friday, 17 April 2020 Read more...

Drawing the Line, Hampstead Theatre online review - modern history becomes dark farce

Tuesday, 14 April 2020 Read more...

Jane Eyre, National Theatre at Home review - a fiery feminist adaptation

Friday, 10 April 2020 Read more...

Rumpelstiltskin, Sadler's Wells Digital Stage review - spins an engaging yarn for young audiences

Monday, 06 April 2020 Read more...

I and You, Hampstead Theatre review - now streaming online, this YA play is oddly pertinent

Tuesday, 24 March 2020 Read more...

Sondheim at 90 Songs: 1 - 'I'm Still Here'

Monday, 23 March 2020 Read more...

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