ShentonSTAGE Daily for FRIDAY JANUARY 6
Welcome to today’s edition of ShentonSTAGE Daily. I am, starting today, trying out a new weekly feature, in which I review and comment on the week’s headline news and reviews, as well as other more...
View ArticleTheatre Openings: from w/c January 9
LAST UPDATED: January 9 2022 Upcoming openings in London, the regions, and on Broadway from January 9 onwards 2023 THIS WEEK’S OPENINGS The year starts with with two shows that were supposed to open...
View ArticleShentonSTAGE Daily for MONDAY JANUARY 9
Last Friday I began a new weekly diary round-up of some of the week’s headline news and opinions on it, which included some reflections on The Stage 100 list. Now of course it would be silly to give...
View ArticleShentonSTAGE Daily for FRIDAY JANUARY 13: THE WEEK IN REVIEW(S)
Welcome to today’s edition of ShentonSTAGE Daily, in which I look back on last week’s news and reviews (including my own). SATURDAY JANUARY 7 Soho Theatre has increasingly pivoted to cabaret theatre...
View ArticleTheatre Openings: from w/c January 16
LAST UPDATED: January 16 2023 Upcoming openings in London, the regions, and on Broadway from January 16 onwards 2023 THIS WEEK’S OPENINGS * Tuesday January 17 LONDON: George Takei’s Allegiance (Charing...
View ArticleShentonSTAGE Daily for MONDAY JANUARY 16
Welcome to today’s edition of ShentonSTAGE Daily. I want to pause for a moment of sincere reflection, but also celebration, today. On Saturday, I attended the funeral of Rober De Wynter, the long-time...
View ArticleShentonSTAGE Daily for FRIDAY JANUARY 20 — The Week in Review(s)
Welcome to today’s edition of ShentonSTAGE Daily, in which I look back on last week’s news and reviews (including my own). FRIDAY JANUARY 13 Critics can sometimes be fond of hyperbole, and a few have...
View ArticleTheatre Openings: from w/c January 23
LAST UPDATED: January 23 2023 Upcoming openings in London, the regions, and on Broadway from January 23 onwards THIS WEEK’S OPENINGS Wednesday January 25 LONDON: Noises Off (Phoenix Theatre) January...
View ArticleShentonSTAGE Daily for MONDAY JANUARY 23
Welcome to today’s edition of ShentonSTAGE Daily. I did something truly remarkable (by my standards, at least) — I came up to London on Saturday from my home in West Sussex, and DIDN’T GO TO THE...
View ArticleShentonSTAGE Daily for FRIDAY JANUARY 27
Welcome to today’s edition of ShentonSTAGE Daily, in which I look back on last week’s news and reviews (including my own). FRIDAY JANUARY 20 Woe betide the play that gets a warm welcome out of town —...
View ArticleTheatre Openings: from w/c January 30
LAST UPDATED: January 30 2023 Upcoming openings in London, the regions, and on Broadway from January 30 onwards THIS WEEK’S OPENINGS Tuesday January 31 LONDON: Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons...
View ArticleShentonSTAGE Daily for MONDAY JANUARY 30
Welcome to today’s edition of ShentonSTAGE Daily, which I’m actually publishing late on Sunday afternoon for a change. “I USED TO BE SOMEBODY” (Yes, me, too!) All careers have their ebbs and flows....
View ArticleShentonSTAGE Daily for FRIDAY FEBRUARY 3: The Week in Review(s)
Welcome to today’s edition of ShentonSTAGE Daily, in which I look back on last week’s news and reviews (including my own) FRIDAY JANUARY 27 Rob Madge’s solo autobiographical show My Son’s A Queer (But...
View ArticleTheatre Openings: from w/c February 6
LAST UPDATED: February 6 2023 Upcoming openings in London, the regions, and on Broadway from February 6 onwards THIS WEEK’S OPENINGS Wednesday February 8 LONDON: The Lehman Trilogy (Gillian Lynne...
View ArticleShentonSTAGE Daily for TUESDAY FEBRUARY 7
Welcome to today’s edition of ShentonSTAGE Daily, live from New York once again. My main reason for scheduling my current trip to NYC was a 50th anniversary concert of (some of) the surviving cast...
View ArticleShentonSTAGE Daily for FRIDAY FEBRUARY 10
The Week in Review(s) Welcome to today’s edition of ShentonSTAGE Daily, in which I look back on last week’s news and reviews (including my own) FRIDAY FEBRUARY 3 Vicky Featherstone (pictured below)...
View ArticleTheatre Openings: from w/c February 13
LAST UPDATED: February 13 2023 Upcoming openings in London, the regions, and on Broadway from February 13 onwards THIS WEEK’S OPENINGS Monday February 13 OPENINGS FURTHER AHEAD LONDON: Standing at the...
View ArticleShentonSTAGE Daily for Tuesday February 14
Welcome to today’s edition of ShentonSTAGE Daily. BROADWAY: A THEME PARK AND NOW A MUSEUM (LITERALLY) Broadway, from where I returned just yesterday, increasingly resembles a theme park, with various...
View ArticleShentonSTAGE Daily for FRIDAY FEBRUARY 17
The Week in Review(s) Welcome to today’s edition of ShentonSTAGE Daily, in which I look back on the last seven days of theatre news and reviews (including my own). FRIDAY FEBRUARY 10 I’ve seen some big...
View ArticleTheatre Openings: from w/c February 20
LAST UPDATED: February 20 2023 Upcoming openings in London, the regions, and on Broadway from February 20 onwards THIS WEEK’S OPENINGS Monday February 20 LONDON: Trouble in Butetown (Donmar Warehouse)...
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