Marianka Swain | The Arts Desk

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Marianka Swain

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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

Casa Valentina, Southwark Playhouse Sunday, 20 September 2015 Read more...	Mouthful, Trafalgar Studios Monday, 14 September 2015 Read more...
Future Conditional, Old Vic Friday, 11 September 2015 Read more...	When We Were Women, Orange Tree Theatre Tuesday, 08 September 2015 Read more...
Lady Chatterley's Lover, BBC One Monday, 07 September 2015 Read more...	Song from Far Away, Young Vic Saturday, 05 September 2015 Read more...
You Won't Succeed On Broadway If You Don't Have Any Jews, St James Theatre Friday, 28 August 2015 Read more...	An Open Book: Bruce McCall Saturday, 15 August 2015 Read more...
Dear Lupin, Apollo Theatre Tuesday, 04 August 2015 Read more...	Constellations, Trafalgar Studios Wednesday, 15 July 2015 Read more...
Orson's Shadow, Southwark Playhouse Tuesday, 07 July 2015 Read more...	The Seagull, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre Thursday, 25 June 2015 Read more...
An Oak Tree, National Theatre Wednesday, 24 June 2015 Read more...	Luna Gale, Hampstead Theatre Tuesday, 23 June 2015 Read more...
We Want You To Watch, National Theatre Tuesday, 16 June 2015 Read more...	We Made It: Hauser & Wirth Somerset Saturday, 13 June 2015 Read more...

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