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A new beginning and a Twitterversary

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

The joys (and some of the pitfalls) of blogging

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Why I’m going to blog about theatre more.

The ever-present dangers of social media

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

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

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Diary of a Theatre Addict: More Summer Pleasures, on and offstage, in P-town

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Diary of a Theatre Addict: Summer 2018 in Provincetown

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Provincetown is not the place to go cold-turkey from theatre. There’s plenty live performance around — including appearances by Jeremy Jordan, favourite singers like Liz Callaway and Judy Kuhn, and Randy Rainbow. Plus Audra McDonald in nearby Cotuit.

Diary of a theatre addict: Time for a critical reboot

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Diary of a Theatre Addict: 13 shows in London, 5 beyond London, and 11 in New York in April

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Diary of a Theatre Addict: Maggie and me — and sharing a hip surgeon!

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I’ve seen twenty shows in the last three weeks — and also discovered that Maggie Smith and I share a hip replacement surgeon!

Diary of a Theatre Addict: 49 shows in 6 weeks!

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Catching up after six weeks: I saw 49 shows, from London and New York to Newbury, Dartford, Clwyd, Manchester, Bromley and Cardiff, plus took part in two more shows myself!