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Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Mark Shenton: Do you need a big break to be a successful playwright? by Mark Shenton

I’ve just caught up with the utterly loving London revival of Charlotte Keatley’s beautiful My Mother Said I Never Should at the

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM
Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Jude Law to Star in Obsession, Directed by Ivo van Hove, at London's Barbican by Mark Shenton

The Barbican will also host return of van Hove's Roman Tragedies.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:28AM

Mark Shenton: We must listen to points of view from the cheap seats by Mark Shenton

One of the most lethal theatrical put-downs ever spoken is: “I saw the show at a disadvantage – the curtain was up.”

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM
Monday, May 9, 2016

Casting for Chichester Half a Sixpence Announced by Mark Shenton

Charlie Stemp, Devon-Elise Johnson, Ian Bartholomew, Emma WIlliams and Vivien Parry will star.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:17PM

Team Behind Rocky Horror Show Offers New Musical Whodunit at London's St. James by Mark Shenton

Season will also include Waiting for Waiting for Godot.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:05PM

Full Cast Announced for World Premiere of Groundhog Day at London's Old Vic by Mark Shenton

Carlyss Peer will play Rita Hanson alongside the previously announced Andy Karl.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:36AM

TICKETS: Mark’s Top Ten recommendations this week (9 May) by Mark Shenton

New entries this week are the return of Funny Girl, transferred from the Menier to the Savoy, and A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Globe.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:27AM

Mark Shenton’s week: Getting to the bottom of the West End pricing debate by Mark Shenton

Last week director Jamie Lloyd, who runs the eponymous Jamie Lloyd Company under the auspices of the Ambassador Theatre Group, accused the

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM
Saturday, May 7, 2016

What’s Hot in London: May 1-7 by Mark Shenton

A leading director calls the West End corrupt and claims ticket prices are too high, and a leading actor is applauded for championing free speech.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, May 6, 2016

Leicester Curve Season Includes Being Earnest, Grease and The Twits by Mark Shenton

Akram Khan will also bring Under the Lions to Leicester in a co-production.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:21AM

Rodgers and Hammerstein's Allegro to Receive European Premiere by Mark Shenton

London's Southwark Playhouse will stage the European premiere of R&H's 1947 musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:35AM

Mark Shenton’s top venues: Park Theatre, London by Mark Shenton

Pop-up theatres are springing up all over London. In the West End, Found111 is the most fashionable (if not the most comfortable), having

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM
Thursday, May 5, 2016

Mark Shenton’s theatre picks: May 5 by Mark Shenton

A busy night on May 5 sees critics in London pulled three ways – to a new musical at the Park Theatre,

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM
Wednesday, May 4, 2016

London's Old Vic Will See Return of Glenda Jackson, Plus Revivals of Art and Woyzeck by Mark Shenton

Stage and screen star Jackson will star in the title role of King Lear.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:25AM

Further Casting Announced for West End Run of Jesse Eisenberg's The Spoils by Mark Shenton

Alfie Allen, Olivier winner Katie Brayben and Annapurna Sriram join the line-up.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:10AM
Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Virtual Reality Music Video Inspired by National's Wonder.land to Be Shown at Cannes by Mark Shenton

Damon Albarn and Moira Buffini's musical becomes a virtual reality experience.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:50PM

Mark Shenton: The Tony Awards 2016 nods are in, and Hamilton leads with 16 nominations by Mark Shenton

The two most important dates of the Broadway theatre season are May 3 and June 12. The first is when the nominations

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:11AM

Lucy Simon and Marsha Norman's The Secret Garden to Play West End by Mark Shenton

The 75-minute production will run for a six-week season at London's Ambassadors Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:21AM

Mark Shenton: Don’t let the sun set on brilliant understudies by Mark Shenton

You really can’t blame the audience for the collective sigh, or even audible groan, when the star they’ve been promised and have

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM
Monday, May 2, 2016

Diary of a Theatre Addict: 13 shows in London, 5 beyond, 11 in New York in April by Mark Shenton

Across April I’ve duly seen 13 shows in London, one of them twice within the space of four days - namely the current revival of Guys and Dolls. I’d seen it twice before that, first when …

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:30AM
Saturday, April 30, 2016

What’s Hot in London: April 24-30 by Mark Shenton

Glenn Close had to take a brief leave from Sunset Boulevard, and critics sound off on Doctor Faustus and Show Boat.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, April 29, 2016

Daniel Evans: ‘I’ve not stopped acting, but there are no parts I want right now’ by Mark Shenton

There’s not much that Daniel Evans, who turns 43 this summer, hasn’t already done in the theatre. He’s acted in the West

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AM

Mark Shenton’s top venues: NT Temporary Theatre (formerly the Shed) by Mark Shenton

Not all theatres are built to last. The National Theatre is a building but it was also an idea, and that idea

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM
Thursday, April 28, 2016

Centenary Celebration of Roald Dahl to Be Staged in Cardiff by Mark Shenton

The weekend event in September will feature a cast of 6,000 volunteers.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:57AM

Mark Shenton’s theatre picks: April 28 by Mark Shenton

It’s a week notably short on openings – I’m reviewing just one show, but I’m going to spend the time doing some

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM
Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Maltby and Shire's Big The Musical to Receive European Premiere by Mark Shenton

Jay McGuiness to star in the new production opening in Plymouth in November.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:55AM

Adam Gwon Will Offer London Concert by Mark Shenton

The composer of Ordinary Days will showcase work in May.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:25AM

Broadway's Tituss Burgess to Make London Debut by Mark Shenton

He'll do three concerts at the London HIppodrome September 22-23.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:10AM

Mark Shenton: Here’s to a second year of The Stage Critic Search by Mark Shenton

Sometimes I wish I’d been born 20 years later. When I went to university in 1982, there was no internet, but it

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM
Tuesday, April 26, 2016

TICKETS: Mark’s Top Ten recommendations this week (26 Apr) by Mark Shenton

The night after opening in the West End, Daniel Evans Sheffield Crucible production of Show Boat shoots straight into the top slot of Mark Shenton's regularly updated list of top ten ticket …

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:53AM

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