January 2: a New Year's resolution, the botched return of theatre between lockdowns and what's happening in Australia by Mark Shenton

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SOURCE: shentonstage.com at 9:46am on January 2, 2021☆⚑

Theatrical disunity rears its head by Mark Shenton

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SOURCE: shentonstage.com at 8:50am on December 21, 2020☆⚑

Stepping aside as President of the Critics' Circle by Mark Shenton

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SOURCE: shentonstage.com at 9:03am on December 18, 2020☆⚑

Going Full Addict: Adding Six More Shows to My Tally Last Week Between Friday and Sunday by Mark Shenton

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SOURCE: shentonstage.com at 12:59pm on December 14, 2020☆⚑

London reviews: between lockdown 2 and possible tier 3 restrictions by Mark Shenton

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SOURCE: shentonstage.com at 9:46am on December 11, 2020☆⚑

Review: The Last Five Years (Southwark Playhouse) by Mark Shenton

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SOURCE: shentonstage.com at 6:10pm on October 5, 2020☆⚑

SLEEPLESS: A MUSICAL ROMANCE by Mark Shenton

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SOURCE: shentonstage.com at 10:06am on September 2, 2020☆⚑

Can we start again, please? by Mark Shenton

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SOURCE: shentonstage.com at 7:45am on August 24, 2020☆⚑

Every day a little death….. by Mark Shenton

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SOURCE: shentonstage.com at 10:03am on June 17, 2020☆⚑

Are West End ticket prices getting too high? by Mark Shenton

Are West End ticket prices out of control?

SOURCE: shentonstage.com at 11:47am on April 12, 2019☆⚑

The joys (and blues) of last nights by Mark Shenton

How last nights are more celebratory and democratic than first nights in the theatre.

SOURCE: shentonstage.com at 8:44am on April 1, 2019☆⚑

Seeing red on The Color Purple by Mark Shenton

How religious freedoms and freedom of speech are clashing over the casting of the lead in a new regional production of The Color Purple.

SOURCE: shentonstage.com at 6:45am on March 20, 2019☆⚑

Diary of a theatre addict: four days in London, three in Stockholm by Mark Shenton

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SOURCE: shentonstage.com at 7:49am on March 18, 2019☆⚑

Lost in transatlantic translation? by Mark Shenton

How reviews for Joshua Harmon's Admissions are strikingly different to its press reception in New York.

SOURCE: shentonstage.com at 8:06am on March 14, 2019☆⚑

The triple opening night (and how I managed to get to all three of them) by Mark Shenton

How three shows all opened on Tuesday March 12 -- but I managed to review all three of them.

SOURCE: shentonstage.com at 8:33am on March 13, 2019☆⚑

Marshalling audiences into behaving better by Mark Shenton

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SOURCE: shentonstage.com at 5:06am on March 12, 2019☆⚑

Diary of a theatre addict: A 9-show week " and a big professional change, too by Mark Shenton

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SOURCE: shentonstage.com at 6:18am on March 11, 2019☆⚑

Celebrating women in theatre on International Women's Day by Mark Shenton

The representation of women in stories told on stage , and/or by women, which I've watched WITH women, are a great way to celebrate International Women's Day.

SOURCE: shentonstage.com at 6:53am on March 8, 2019☆⚑

Tartuffe in duplicate… and a critical to-and-fro by Mark Shenton

What happens when a critic not only writes his own version of a Moliere classic -- but then reviews a rival version.

SOURCE: shentonstage.com at 4:44am on March 7, 2019☆⚑

A new beginning and a Twitterversary by Mark Shenton

I step away from my close association with The Stage -- and I celebrate my 10th anniversary on Twitter

SOURCE: shentonstage.com at 2:06am on March 6, 2019☆⚑

The joys (and some of the pitfalls) of blogging by Mark Shenton

Why I'm going to blog about theatre more.

SOURCE: shentonstage.com at 5:52am on February 8, 2019☆⚑

The ever-present dangers of social media by Mark Shenton

As another artistic director falls prey to the Twitter mob, I review my own relationship with the medium.

SOURCE: shentonstage.com at 7:25am on February 4, 2019☆⚑

What I'm looking forward to in 2019: London, fringe, regional and Broadway (on and off) by Mark Shenton

Shows to look forward to in 2019, from the West End and Broadway to regional theatre in the UK and fringe.

SOURCE: shentonstage.com at 6:19am on January 1, 2019☆⚑

The Year in Brief: 2018 in review(s) by Mark Shenton

Some of the shows I missed in 2018 -- and some of the shows I loved.

SOURCE: shentonstage.com at 1:08pm on December 27, 2018☆⚑

Calling for changes to theatrical diversity is all very well, but how can we implement it? by Mark Shenton

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SOURCE: shentonstage.com at 5:51am on November 21, 2018☆⚑