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Tuesday, July 7, 2015

Mark Shenton: Is there a crisis in US drama training? by Mark Shenton

Hollywood has always looked not just across the US to Broadway, but even further afield across the Atlantic to find some of

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Monday, July 6, 2015

Anne-Marie Duff, Rosalie Craig and Charles Edwards to Star in New Productions at National by Mark Shenton

Anne-Marie Duff, Rosalie Craig and Charles Edwards, all of whom have appeared regularly at the National in the past, will each return in new productions in the fall. Dates have also been…

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Gugu Mbatha-Raw to Star in Nell Gwynn at Shakespeares Globe by Mark Shenton

Gugu Mbatha-Raw, who recently starred in the films "Belle" (winning the 2014 BIFA Award) and "Beyond the Lights" and has also starred in "Larry Crowne" oppo…

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Mark Shenton: Theatre haters should hold their tongues by Mark Shenton

I don’t like celery. But I don’t write endless articles about how much I hate it. I simply don’t eat it. And

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Sunday, July 5, 2015

Diary of a theatre addict: Missing the show you've been most looking forward to by Mark Shenton

Perhaps I should have taken a helicopter to Grange Park Opera to see Bryn Terfel's Tevye instead of a milk cart that got stuck in traffic. Still, it meant I saw an astonishing show in Woolwi…

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Saturday, July 4, 2015

How the JMK Trust is supporting emerging directors by Mark Shenton

There could be no more vivid or enduring testimony to the unrealised potential of James Menzies-Kitchin, a promising young director who died

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Friday, July 3, 2015

Mark Shenton: The heat is on… in the West End by Mark Shenton

“The heat is on in Saigon,” sings the male chorus in Miss Saigon. And in Kiss Me, Kate the second act begins

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Thursday, July 2, 2015

Mark Shenton's theatre picks: July 2 by Mark Shenton

The big success story that is the biennial Manchester International Festival of all-new work that’s created out of collaborations between different artistic

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Damon Albarn's Wonder.land Opens at Manchester's Palace Tonight; London's National Theatre and Paris by Mark Shenton

The world-premiere run of Damon Albarn's new musical wonder.land opens at Manchester's Palace Theatre July 2 (following previews that began June 29), where it runs as part of the…

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Wednesday, July 1, 2015

What's Hot in London: July 1: Singing Callaway Sisters, Damon Albarn, Caryl Churchill and Joe DiPiet by Mark Shenton

Ann Hampton Callaway and sister Liz Callaway have regularly played in London over the years, including most recently at Crazy Coqs, the cabaret room at Brasserie Zedel off Piccadilly Circus,…

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The Father, Starring Kenneth Cranham and Claire Skinner, to Transfer to West End by Mark Shenton

The Father, a new play by Florian Zeller that premiered in Paris and then received its U.K. premiere at Bath's Ustinov Studio followed by a run at London's Tricycle Theatre, is to tr…

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Mark Shenton: When disaster strikes, who makes sure the show goes on? by Mark Shenton

Theatre is a live art " and sometimes actors are only human. They can fall ill. That’s why shows have understudies. And

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Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Mark Shenton: 13 of Broadway's darkest days by Mark Shenton

After the US Supreme Court made historic rulings in favour of gay marriage throughout the country and upheld affordable health care on

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Monday, June 29, 2015

The Spitfire Grill Musical Will Make London Premiere by Mark Shenton

The Spitfire Grill, a musical based on the 1986 film of the same name that was seen Off-Broadway in a production by Playwrights' Horizons at the Duke Theatre on 42nd Street in 2001, …

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Mark Shenton: Lenny Henry's walk-off reminds us that actors are only human by Mark Shenton

Actors are only human " though what they do sometimes seems superhuman. Seeing Ralph Fiennes in the National’s recent Man and Superman,

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Sunday, June 28, 2015

The Big Interview: Bend It Like Beckham director Gurinder Chadha by Mark Shenton

Stage musicals are frequently made out of successful film properties " heading to the West End next is Kinky Boots, bringing the

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Friday, June 26, 2015

Joely Richardson Will Be Part of Trevor Nunn-Directed War of the Roses by Mark Shenton

Joely Richardson, Robert Sheehan and Norwegian actor Kåre Conradi are to lead a company of over 20 actors for The Wars of the Roses, a stage adaptation of four of Shakespeare's…

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World Premiere of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Sets London Premiere by Mark Shenton

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, the world premiere of a play by Jack Thorne based on an original new story by J.K. Rowling, Thorne and Tony-winning director John Tiffany, will take pl…

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Mark Shenton: The cure for critical anxiety is to say what you think by Mark Shenton

Even critics " especially critics " are prone to moments of self-doubt. Have we got it right? What will others think? Not

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Thursday, June 25, 2015

Mark Shenton's theatre picks: June 25 by Mark Shenton

The week ahead brings Rory Kinnear to the Young Vic and David Suchet to the West End, plus 10 brand new plays

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Wednesday, June 24, 2015

What's Hot in London: June 24 - Is Writing a Hit British Musical the Impossible Dream? by Mark Shenton

A hugely busy week in London has major openings around town. Here are some highlights...

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Mark Shenton: Do we get the theatre criticism we deserve? Not always, no by Mark Shenton

Theatre criticism used to be a pretty closed shop, open to only a select few who had secured a berth at one

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West End's Bend It Like Beckham Musical Opens Tonight by Mark Shenton

The world premiere of Bend It Like Beckham, a new British musical version of the 2002 film of the same name, takes place at the Phoenix Theatre in the West End June 24, following previews th…

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Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Stars Named for London Revival of Grand Hotel by Mark Shenton

Full casting has been announced for the previously announced new London production of the 1989 Tony-winning musical Grand Hotel, beginning performances July 31, prior to an official open…

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Nick Payne's Constellations to Have Short Return Run in West End at Trafalgar Studios in July by Mark Shenton

Nick Payne's Constellations, which previously transferred to the West End's Duke of York's Theatre after originally premiering at the Royal Court's Jerwood Theatre Upstairs i…

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Mark Shenton: Should theatres encourage disloyalty? by Mark Shenton

In the sense that theatre is a business, it needs to promote loyalty and repeat custom, above all. Getting a customer through

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Monday, June 22, 2015

Zizi Strallen and Matt Lee to Star in New U.K Tour of Mary Poppins by Mark Shenton

The new U.K. touring production of Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's Mary Poppins, based on the film of the same name, is to star Zizi Strallen in the title role with Matt Lee as Bert. As …

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Dual Productions of The Illusionists to Play London and New York by Mark Shenton

 The Illusionists – Witness the Impossible, which played a sell-out season at Broadway's Marquis Theatre last November, is to make its West End debut, beginning pe…

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Full Cast of London American Idiot Will Feature "X Factor" Star by Mark Shenton

Full casting has been announced for a new London production of American Idiot, the musical based on Green Day's eponymous album that was originally premiered at Berkeley Rep in 2009 befo…

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Full Cast Announced for Future Conditional, Matthew Warchus's Inaugural Production at the Helm of Lo by Mark Shenton

Full casting has been announced for the world premiere of Tamsin Oglesby's Future Conditional which will inaugurate Matthew Warchus's first season at the helm of London's Old Vic…

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