5,590 stories by "Mark Shenton"
In New York right now, they’re going into a pre-Tony Award frenzy: no fewer than 13 new shows are opening between April
The Twits, a new stage adaptation by Enda Walsh of Roald Dahl's story, begins performances at London's Royal Court April 7 prior to an official opening April 14 for a run through May…
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West End stars Kerry Ellis and Louise Dearman, who have both appeared in the West End production of Wicked but last performed together when they were both at drama school at Laine Theatre Ar…
Dusty, a new multi-media show celebrating the music of pop icon Dusty Springfield, is to receive its world premiere at London's Charing Cross Theatre, beginning performances May 25 p…
Casting has been announced for the previously announced tour of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, beginning performances at Birmingham's New Alexandra Theatre May 5 for a run through May 16, prio…
Further casting has been announced for the forthcoming London production of Hamlet, starring Benedict Cumberbatch in the title role. He will be joined by Ciarán Hinds as Claudius,…
Further casting has been announced for the forthcoming London production of Hamlet, starring Benedict Cumberbatch in the title role. He will be joined by Ciarán Hinds as Claudius,…
A London production of Jerry's Girls, the 1985 Broadway revue that celebrates the work of composer Jerry Herman that was seen at the St. James Studio in March, is to transfer to London&#…
Clarke Peters and Broadway-bound Cynthia Erivo have joined the line-up for the cast of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying that will be staged in a concert production Ma…
This year's Olivier Awards, being presented April 12 at London's Royal Opera House and hosted by Lenny Henry, will be awarded by a panel of presenters that will include Angela Lansbu…
A long bank holiday weekend means it’s slim pickings for openings. But the brief respite means there’s an opportunity to visit to
A fire that broke out April 1 below a major London artery called Kingsway, that runs on the edge of Covent Garden, has led to the suspension of a number of performances of West End shows.
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Casting has been confirmed for the previously announced new produtions of Peter Pan, The Seagull and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers that will play in turn at the Open Air Theatre, Regent…
I’ve already gone to some lengths " well, three columns’ worth " to identify some of my favourite working musical theatre actors
Jonathan Church and Alan Finch, respectively artistic director and executive director at the U.K's Chichester Festival Theatre, are to step down for their posts in September 2016, follow…
I thought £502.25 was a steep ticket price for Mel Brooks’s recent one-off London appearance at the Prince of Wales Theatre, though
Tom Morton-Smith's Oppenheimer, which tells the story of "the father of the atomic bomb" J. Robert Oppenheimer, transfers to the West End's Vaudeville Theatre, official…
On Friday, March 27 Nick Hytner officially left the building that he’s presided over as artistic director for the last 12 years,
Bryn Terfel and Emma Thompson reprise the roles they performed in a semi-staged production of Sweeney Todd, produced by the New York Philharmonic at Lincoln Center last year, at…
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Chichester Festival Theatre's production of Gypsy transfers to the West End's Savoy Theatre, beginning performances March 28 prior to an official opening April 15.
Nature abhors a vacuum and the theatre abhors empty seats, since they’re lost forever the moment the curtain goes up. In live
