Mark Shenton: Theatre is a high stakes game, but Brexit has upped the ante by Mark Shenton

As Britain is hurtling towards the political and economic abyss that (some of) its citizens have voted it towards, it’s hard to

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on June 28, 2016☆⚑

U.K's Trade Theatre Bodies Issue Statement on E.U. Referendum by Mark Shenton

What does the "Brexit" vote mean for West End and regional theatres?

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:18pm on June 27, 2016☆⚑

Funny Girl to Launch U.K. Tour in February 2017 by Mark Shenton

But no word yet on who will play the title role.

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:40am on June 27, 2016☆⚑

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Brings Forward Date That Critics Can Deliver Verdicts by Mark Shenton

The official gala opening will still be July 30.

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:30am on June 27, 2016☆⚑

Mark Shenton's week: Theatre buildings are changing shape, but that's no bad thing by Mark Shenton

Last week I chaired a conference for the Theatres Trust on preserving theatres " but this was no dry examination of the

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on June 27, 2016☆⚑

What's Hot in London: June 18-24 by Mark Shenton

"Brexit" changes arts in the U.K., Mike Bartlett establishes himself as a playwright of the now with new work, a female Henry V continues the all-female Shakespeare trend and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on June 25, 2016☆⚑

Samantha Barks to Star in London's The Last Five Years by Mark Shenton

Jason Robert Brown will helm his own show.

SOURCE: Playbill at 9:14am on June 24, 2016☆⚑

Bradley Hemmings: 'People love the spectacle and surprise of outdoor theatre' by Mark Shenton

For 21 years, Bradley Hemmings has presided over the Greenwich and Docklands International Festival. "We're on the crest of a rising tide

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:10am on June 24, 2016☆⚑

Mark Shenton's top venues: Regent's Park Open Air Theatre by Mark Shenton

There are few things I simultaneously look forward to and dread than my annual summer theatre visits to Regent’s Park. I look

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on June 24, 2016☆⚑

Mark Shenton's theatre picks: June 23 by Mark Shenton

There’s an inevitable sense of deja vu to this week’s major London offerings, because we really have been here before: the Menier

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on June 23, 2016☆⚑

Digital Initiative Allows Visitors to Create Director's Cut of Midsummer Night's Dream Scene by Mark Shenton

There are 108 different versions that can be created.

SOURCE: Playbill at 9:35am on June 22, 2016☆⚑

Tom Hollander to Star in Tom Stoppard's Travesties at Menier Chocolate Factory by Mark Shenton

Playwright Patrick Marber will direct Stoppard's early play.

SOURCE: Playbill at 9:12am on June 22, 2016☆⚑

Mark Shenton: The Landor Theatre closure reminds us that London's vibrant fringe is as precarious as ever by Mark Shenton

This week, Southwark’s absolutely invaluable Union Theatre shuts after a final matinee on Sunday June 26, after a run of more than

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on June 22, 2016☆⚑

Mark Shenton: Critics have a role to play in keeping musical theatre fresh by Mark Shenton

I think I’ve written about the crisis in new musical theatre nearly as much as I’ve written about the challenges facing theatre

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on June 21, 2016☆⚑

Shopping and F***ing Will Be Revived at London's Lyric Hammersmith by Mark Shenton

Sean Holmes will direct the 20th anniversary production.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:04am on June 20, 2016☆⚑

My Family: Not the Sitcom to Transfer to West End's Vaudeville by Mark Shenton

Performances will begin September 12 for a five-week season.

SOURCE: Playbill at 9:15am on June 20, 2016☆⚑

TICKETS: Mark's Top Ten recommendations this week (20 June) by Mark Shenton

In Mark Shenton's regularly updated list of top ten ticket recommendations, new entries this week include The Spoils, Blue/Orange, The Deep Blue Sea and The Go-Between.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 5:16am on June 20, 2016☆⚑

Mark Shenton's week: Bravo to theatres flying the rainbow flag in support of victims by Mark Shenton

I know, last week of all weeks, that there are more important things to worry about than the shifting demands of a

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on June 20, 2016☆⚑

What's Hot in London: June 11-17 by Mark Shenton

Hamilton officially announces a London run, Aladdin flies into the West End on a magic carpet of rave reviews for the Genie, and Ramin Karimloo will star in Murder Ballad.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on June 18, 2016☆⚑

Moby Dick! The Musical to Return to London in October by Mark Shenton

Two-time Olivier nominee Andrew Wright will direct and choreograph.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:22pm on June 17, 2016☆⚑

Rufus Hound to Star in New Musical Version of The Wind in the Willows by Mark Shenton

The musical will feature a book by Julian Fellowes and a score by Stiles & Drewe.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:20am on June 17, 2016☆⚑

Sunny Afternoon to Shutter at West End's Pinter Theatre by Mark Shenton

The Olivier Award-winning musical will close after over a two-year run.

SOURCE: Playbill at 9:35am on June 17, 2016☆⚑

Alan Ayckbourn's How The Other Half Loves to Move to Duke of York's by Mark Shenton

The revival will close at the Theatre Royal Haymarket June 25, then reopen at Duke of York's in July.

SOURCE: Playbill at 9:13am on June 17, 2016☆⚑

Mark Shenton's top venues: Arcola Theatre, London by Mark Shenton

One of the most vibrant and lively of all of London’s Off-West End theatres is the Arcola, which for 16 years has

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on June 17, 2016☆⚑

Mark Shenton's theatre picks: June 16 by Mark Shenton

Clashing press nights are something critics have to accommodate regularly: we can’t be in three or four places at once. That’s fine

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on June 16, 2016☆⚑