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Tuesday, July 12, 2016

Mark Shenton: Is theatre doing enough to protect workers’ mental health? by Mark Shenton

We crave happy endings in life and the theatre. The two happily coincided last week with the return, after a nine-week unscheduled

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM

Monday, July 11, 2016

NT Live to Broadcast National Theatre's Threepenny Opera to Cinemas Around the World by Mark Shenton

Rory Kinnear stars as Macheath in the new adaptation by Simon Stephens.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:15AM

Focus: Southwark’s Union, the ‘national theatre of fringe musicals’, prepares to move home by Mark Shenton

It was 18 years ago that Sasha Regan, then a young actor and aspiring director, transformed a leaking former paper warehouse beneath

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AM

Mark Shenton’s week: Is it time for another David Hare state-of-the-nation play? by Mark Shenton

It was quite something to see Stuff Happens reprised, for one performance only, on the evening of July 6, the very day

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Saturday, July 9, 2016

What’s Hot in London: July 2-8 by Mark Shenton

Theatre meets U.K. politics, Disney hits London via concert, Off-Broadway musicals find British homes, and Mark Rylance will reprise his Nice Fish.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Friday, July 8, 2016

Juliet Stevenson and Lia Williams Will Alternate Roles in Mary Stuart at London's Almeida by Mark Shenton

Dates have also been announced for director Robert Icke's Hamlet.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:40AM

Mark Rylance Makes Unusual Offer to Patrons of London Nice Fish by Mark Shenton

The Off-Broadway hit will play a ten-week limited run with its original New York cast.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:40AM

Mark Shenton’s top venues: Orange Tree Theatre, London by Mark Shenton

The very day Paul Miller took over as artistic director of Richmond’s Orange Tree in July 2014, a theatre that had been

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Thursday, July 7, 2016

Mark Shenton’s theatre picks: July 7 by Mark Shenton

I’m heading to New York, then Provincetown, for my summer holidays. Not that New York is usually much of a holiday –

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM

Wednesday, July 6, 2016

Adding Machine: A Musical to Receive U.K. Premeire at London's Finborough Theatre by Mark Shenton

Season also includes a rare revival of Noel Coward's Home Chat.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:15AM

Vanities: The Musical to Receive European Premiere at London's Trafalgar Studios by Mark Shenton

Lauren Samuels will star in an all-new production.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:58AM

Disney's Broadway Hits Concert to be Staged at London's Royal Albert Hall by Mark Shenton

The one-off event will feature Alan Menken and the London company of Aladdin.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:51AM

Mark Shenton: These are a few of my favourite critics by Mark Shenton

The Stage is currently engaged in the second annual Critic Search. We’ve chosen the shortlist of candidates (I’m one of the judges)

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Tuesday, July 5, 2016

Mark Shenton: The modern theatrical preview comes in many shapes and sizes by Mark Shenton

Theatre doesn’t fully come alive until an audience joins it. The watching is an essential ingredient. I recently sat in on rehearsals

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Monday, July 4, 2016

John Hurt Withdraws from West End Revival of The Entertainer by Mark Shenton

The veteran actor was to have starred opposite Kenneth Branagh

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:31AM

Mark Shenton’s week: Would it be so wrong for men to play female leads in musicals? by Mark Shenton

We’re in a welcome era of gender-blind Shakespeare, with the recent triumphant opening of Michelle Terry’s Henry V at Regent’s Park Open

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM

Sunday, July 3, 2016

How American Directors Navigate the Industry Across the Pond by Mark Shenton

Despite a drought when it comes to Olivier victories, these American directors continue to mount productions across the pond. Why? The uncharted territory.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Saturday, July 2, 2016

What’s Hot in London: June 24-July 1 by Mark Shenton

Brexit vote leads to epic political battle and Tony winner Stephen Dillane returns to the London stage, and Adam Cooper to star in world’s first immersive ballet.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:22AM

Friday, July 1, 2016

Amanda Holden Joins Cast of Cinderella at London Palladium by Mark Shenton

The Britain's Got Talent judge previously starred in the West End in the original cast of Thoroughly Modern Millie.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:47AM

Donmar Fall Season Includes One Night in Miami... and New Production of Shaw's St. Joan by Mark Shenton

Gemma Arterton will star as St. Joan.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:36AM

Mark Shenton’s top venues: Lyric Hammersmith, London by Mark Shenton

No venue in London offers a more arresting surprise to those who’ve never visited before than the Lyric Hammersmith. You enter a

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Thursday, June 30, 2016

Mark Shenton’s theatre picks: June 30 by Mark Shenton

It’s feast or famine in Theatreland, and this week there’s a mere handful of new openings in London. But at least that

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Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Mark Shenton: Facing the fear of missing out in London, Edinburgh and beyond by Mark Shenton

Life is full of social anxieties, of which one of the keenest nowadays is FOMO: fear of missing out. As Caterina Fake

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Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Dinner with the Twits, Interactive Theatrical Dining Experience, Will Be Staged in London by Mark Shenton

Production marks the first time a Roald Dahl children's story has been adapted specially for adults.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:30PM

Rebel Wilson Joins West End Cast of Guys and Dolls Today by Mark Shenton

The Pitch Perfect star will play Miss Adelaide for eight weeks.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:23AM

Mark Shenton: Theatre is a high stakes game, but Brexit has upped the ante by Mark Shenton

As Britain is hurtling towards the political and economic abyss that (some of) its citizens have voted it towards, it’s hard to

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Monday, June 27, 2016

Saturday, June 25, 2016

What’s Hot in London: June 18-24 by Mark Shenton

“Brexit” changes arts in the U.K., Mike Bartlett establishes himself as a playwright of the now with new work, a female Henry V continues the all-female Shakespeare trend and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

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All stories by Mark Shenton on BroadwayStars

Mark Shenton: Is theatre doing enough to protect workers’ mental health? by Mark Shenton

NT Live to Broadcast National Theatre's Threepenny Opera to Cinemas Around the World by Mark Shenton

Focus: Southwark’s Union, the ‘national theatre of fringe musicals’, prepares to move home by Mark Shenton

Mark Shenton’s week: Is it time for another David Hare state-of-the-nation play? by Mark Shenton

What’s Hot in London: July 2-8 by Mark Shenton

Juliet Stevenson and Lia Williams Will Alternate Roles in Mary Stuart at London's Almeida by Mark Shenton

Mark Rylance Makes Unusual Offer to Patrons of London Nice Fish by Mark Shenton

Mark Shenton’s top venues: Orange Tree Theatre, London by Mark Shenton

Mark Shenton’s theatre picks: July 7 by Mark Shenton

Adding Machine: A Musical to Receive U.K. Premeire at London's Finborough Theatre by Mark Shenton

Vanities: The Musical to Receive European Premiere at London's Trafalgar Studios by Mark Shenton

Disney's Broadway Hits Concert to be Staged at London's Royal Albert Hall by Mark Shenton

Mark Shenton: These are a few of my favourite critics by Mark Shenton

Mark Shenton: The modern theatrical preview comes in many shapes and sizes by Mark Shenton

John Hurt Withdraws from West End Revival of The Entertainer by Mark Shenton

Mark Shenton’s week: Would it be so wrong for men to play female leads in musicals? by Mark Shenton

How American Directors Navigate the Industry Across the Pond by Mark Shenton

What’s Hot in London: June 24-July 1 by Mark Shenton

Amanda Holden Joins Cast of Cinderella at London Palladium by Mark Shenton

Donmar Fall Season Includes One Night in Miami... and New Production of Shaw's St. Joan by Mark Shenton

Mark Shenton’s top venues: Lyric Hammersmith, London by Mark Shenton

Mark Shenton’s theatre picks: June 30 by Mark Shenton

Mark Shenton: Facing the fear of missing out in London, Edinburgh and beyond by Mark Shenton

Dinner with the Twits, Interactive Theatrical Dining Experience, Will Be Staged in London by Mark Shenton

Rebel Wilson Joins West End Cast of Guys and Dolls Today by Mark Shenton

Mark Shenton: Theatre is a high stakes game, but Brexit has upped the ante by Mark Shenton

U.K‘s Trade Theatre Bodies Issue Statement on E.U. Referendum by Mark Shenton

Funny Girl to Launch U.K. Tour in February 2017 by Mark Shenton

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Brings Forward Date That Critics Can Deliver Verdicts by Mark Shenton

Mark Shenton’s week: Theatre buildings are changing shape, but that’s no bad thing by Mark Shenton

What’s Hot in London: June 18-24 by Mark Shenton