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Shows to look forward to in 2019, from the West End and Broadway to regional theatre in the UK and fringe.
Some of the shows I missed in 2018 -- and some of the shows I loved.
Forty five years on from its premiere at the Royal Court’s Theatre Upstairs, The Rocky Horror Show isn't the radical beast it
It’s that time of year when critics trawl through their memory banks and choose their best (and sometimes worst) of the year.
The commercial theatre in London and New York seems to have become increasingly dependent on bringing Hollywood to the stage, both in
This musical version of Charles Dickens’ festive fable premiered at New York’s Madison Square Garden in 1994, where it ran every Christmas
Around this time of year, when critics start compiling their best of the year lists and then thinking about their resolutions for
It would be great if theatre could be a habit, but for most people it is actually an occasion. That's partly a
With Clive Rowe back at Hackney, Julian Clary in his third consecutive year at the Palladium and Berwick Kaler in his 40th
The transfer of Lee Hall’s stage adaptation of the 1976 film Network, first seen at London’s National Theatre last year, should fit
Accessibility is theatre's greatest challenge. Since it happens at a specific time and place, it usually requires its audience to be there,
From two-handers spawned above London pubs and subsidised productions to West End commercial hits, there are many different routes a show can
Star casting, especially in the West End, is standard practice: putting a ‘name’ above the title is perceived to be good for
"The ladies are about to storm the men's loos. They can't manage to have a drink and a waz at half time,"
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For more than 30 years, the comedian has entertained stage and TV audiences with innuendo-stuffed repartee and outrageously camp jibes. As he
Casey Nicholaw is currently Broadway’s most prolific director/choreographer. He adds a fourth title to his portfolio with this joyously affectionate musical. Like
We critics have long accepted our role in the forever-hungry theatre publicity machine. In return for the access we are (mostly) freely
Ian McKellen, who has recently completed a West End run in the titanic role of King Lear and is approaching his 80th
One of Broadway's leading men, with a CV ranging from Shakespeare to The Lion King, Patrick Page is making his UK stage
News and reviews from London and Broadway, plus interviews and tweets of the week.
In two recent interviews, musical theatre star Sheridan Smith has been very frank and revealing about her own mental health issues "
Next year marks the 50th anniversary of Stonewall " the famous Greenwich Village pub riot in New York that sparked the birth
Mark Shenton offers reviews, news, interviews and tweets of the week from the West End, Broadway and beyond.
The timing could not be more apt for a Broadway theatre to offer a play that puts race at its centre. This
