5,590 stories by "Mark Shenton"
The actor turned director has reworked the biggest musicals in the world, from Miss Saigon to Jesus Christ Superstar. He tells Mark
He's in his early 30s, but Jamie Hendry has been producing in the West End for 10 years and now his personal
Changes don’t happen overnight, but some things are slower to change than others. It wasn’t until 2008 that the first new play
In the past couple of weeks, two major new musicals have opened in London: Bat Out of Hell, the stage incarnation of
There has long been a tradition of trying to tell massive stories with crazily diminished resources. It was once a staple of
There is a duty for London-based critics to get out of London as much as we can. Great theatre is happening all
We’ve finally seen the West End debut of Audra McDonald, some 23 years after she won her first Tony Award. McDonald reprised
After an abortive side-trip to Sydney last year, Jonathan Church has returned to Britain and swapped the annual summer season he programmed
He who pays the piper calls the tune. So goes the saying. And that maxim was going to be put to the
Producers Howard Panter and Rosemary Squire, founders and former joint chief executives of Ambassador Theatre Group, recently announced plans for Trafalgar Studios,
London’s Union Theatre continues its mission to revive neglected British musicals that emerged during the 1980s and 1990s mega-show bonanza years. Having
The appointment of Kenny Wax this week to the top position of president of the Society of London Theatre caps a rise
For more than 60 years now and continuing, Alan Ayckbourn has been among our most pre-eminent and prolific playwrights. With at least
With a whole host of LGBT+ events planned to celebrate Pride in London, Mark Shenton talks to some of the programmers, directors
It’s good to know that the theatre can still provoke headlines and controversies, not least when it's a 400-year-old play. As I
Alan Ayckbourn looms large in Scarborough. The former artistic director of the Stephen Joseph Theatre is still its resident playwright whose latest
For the first time in ages, I’m no longer turning to the arts pages first. Although I usually make sense of life
It’s always a treat to see stars who are used to appearing in large arenas or theatres bring their shows down to
I just got back from one of my regular New York stints to round off the season that culminated with the presentation
Broadway is mirroring West End trends with record sales, defying the past decade's economic pressures and rising ticket prices. Mark Shenton meets
“I’m tired to the death”, says Willy Loman in Arthur Miller’s searing family drama. It has an even more chilling resonance for
Dubbed 'the turnaround king', the former Chichester Festival Theatre artistic director says he is back where he belongs after a surprisingly short-lived
At the start of the week, David Lan announced his intention to step down from the helm of the Young Vic that
The last Broadway season has just ended, with last weekend’s end-of-year celebration that is the Tony Awards. As ever, to the victors
The impact that gongs can have on the future of a show on Broadway means the risks " and the rewards "
