Which three plays & musicals does Mark Shenton recommend this week? by Mark Shenton

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SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 5:00am on March 6, 2018☆⚑

Mark Shenton: Could the West End bubble burst? by Mark Shenton

Earlier this week, the Society of London Theatre announced that attendance at its member theatres has exceeded 15 million for the first

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on March 2, 2018☆⚑

Mark Shenton: Why I will no longer review shows that don't pay actors and crew by Mark Shenton

Theatre is a vocation and people are motivated, first and foremost, by the sheer love of doing it. But you can't live

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on February 28, 2018☆⚑

Mark Shenton's week: Frozen (no, not that one) arrives in the West End by Mark Shenton

Last week, not without some confusion and coincidence, two shows both bearing the title Frozen arrived in the West End and Broadway

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on February 26, 2018☆⚑

Mark Shenton: How do audiences and critics react when a show is designed to provoke them? by Mark Shenton

At the start of the second act of Jubilee, the stage version of Derek Jarman’s 1978 film that has transferred from Manchester’s

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on February 23, 2018☆⚑

Mark Shenton: There's life beyond London transfers by Mark Shenton

Theatre actors like to appear in London (or at least those that live there do). It means being able to stay at

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on February 22, 2018☆⚑

Mark Shenton: We need to accentuate the positive while agreeing to disagree by Mark Shenton

The great Broadway lyricist Johnny Mercer once came up with a sentiment that is still a great thing to live by, for

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on February 21, 2018☆⚑

Mark Shenton's week: Rays of hope for the new British musical? by Mark Shenton

“You already know you’re going to love it!”, declare the ads for Mamma Mia!. Now I’ve noticed that Eugenius!, a new musical

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on February 19, 2018☆⚑

Mark Shenton: Is stunt casting like Tanya Burr really the way of the future? by Mark Shenton

In a feature for WhatsOnStage this week, Matt Trueman welcomed the imminent appearance of youtube blogger Tanya Burr in a revival of Judy

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on February 16, 2018☆⚑

Mark Shenton: What's the point of theatre programmes in a digital world? by Mark Shenton

Michael Crick, political correspondent for Channel 4 News, waded into a dangerous political territory the other day when he tweeted a photograph

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on February 15, 2018☆⚑

Mark Shenton: Now audiences are Facetiming theatre shows " what next? by Mark Shenton

We increasingly live in a sharing, if not necessarily caring, world. We put our lives on public display via Facebook and Twitter,

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on February 14, 2018☆⚑

Producer Mark Goucher on taking over Cheltenham's Everyman Theatre: 'I'd heard a lot of this job was about unblocking toilets' by Mark Shenton

West End producer Mark Goucher brought his best pair of Marigolds with him when he changed scene to take on the role of

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:55am on February 12, 2018☆⚑

Mark Shenton's week: It's Groundhog Day on Broadway as British imports pile up by Mark Shenton

I don't need an excuse to visit New York, but last weekend I had a special reason for scheduling a four-night stay:

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on February 12, 2018☆⚑

Mark Shenton: Can expectations change how much you enjoy a theatre show? by Mark Shenton

Theatregoing means making choices: about what to see, of course (and what to see again), but also, by extension, what to miss.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on February 9, 2018☆⚑

Mark Shenton: Cast changes can reinvigorate a long-running theatre show by Mark Shenton

Films " with the exception of Ridley Scott’s All the Money in the World " don’t tend to be recast after they’re

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on February 8, 2018☆⚑

Mark Shenton: Theatres are secular cathedrals that absorb the spirit of their plays by Mark Shenton

A theatre is more than just a building you visit to see a show. Cinemas, on the other hand, especially in the

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on February 7, 2018☆⚑

West End production manager Lee Batty: 'You need thick skin, broad shoulders and patience' by Mark Shenton

Being a production manager for tours and West End hits wasn't enough for Lee Batty, so he began associate-producing the Olivier Awards.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:50pm on February 6, 2018☆⚑

Fire and Air review at Classic Stage Company, New York " 'unilluminating' by Mark Shenton

The flames of artistic passion only flicker intermittently in Terrence McNally’s new, surprisingly inert and dreary depiction of the muse that the

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:56am on February 5, 2018☆⚑

Shenton's Week: The awards that allows critics and theatremakers to bury the hatchet by Mark Shenton

I’m on various awards judging panels, including The Stage Awards, the UK Theatre Awards, the Offies and the recently discontinued Empty Space

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on February 5, 2018☆⚑

Which three plays & musicals does Mark Shenton recommend this week? by Mark Shenton

Looking for theatregoing inspiration? MyTheatreMates co-founder Mark Shenton chooses his top three plays and top three musicals to book now.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 6:30am on February 2, 2018☆⚑

Mark Shenton: Will Liam Tamne be the West End's latest ambassador in Eurovision? by Mark Shenton

We are about to hurtle out of the EU into an uncertain future, meaning that British cities are no longer eligible to

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on February 2, 2018☆⚑

Mark Shenton: After a brief resurgence, are movie musicals on a downer again? by Mark Shenton

Following the successes of the Broadway-to-film transfers of Chicago and Dreamgirls, and then the original film musical La La Land, hope briefly

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on February 1, 2018☆⚑

Mark Shenton: Why is Hope Mill taking more risks on musicals than Leicester Curve? by Mark Shenton

Critics always need to get out more " specifically, out of London more. Here at The Stage we pride ourselves on doing

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on January 31, 2018☆⚑

Mark Shenton's week: Finding differences with Donald Trump and common ground with Ann Treneman by Mark Shenton

The other day, the White House tried to demonstrate that Donald Trump was actually working rather than playing golf. It did so

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:15am on January 29, 2018☆⚑

Mark Shenton: Is The Grinning Man part of a new golden age for West End musicals? by Mark Shenton

Last year saw the premiere of Everybody’s Talking About Jamie at Sheffield’s Crucible (now moved to the Apollo), the Old Vic gave

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on January 26, 2018☆⚑