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Diary of a Theatre Addict: from New York to Edinburgh and Eastbourne, plus meeting Judi Dench

Mark ShentonSunday January 31Include in homepage slide?, Thought of the dayLeave a Comment

Catch-up on my last month in London, New York, Edinburgh and Eastbourne!

Diary of a Theatre Addict: A week in New York, Some Magic, and a New Hip

Mark ShentonSunday November 22Include in homepage slide?, Thought of the dayLeave a Comment

London hits transfer to New York, and I come back from NYC to a hip replacement.

Diary of a Theatre Addict: Ten Crazed Days (and Nights) Before I Go Away Again

Mark ShentonSunday November 8Include in homepage slide?, Thought of the dayLeave a Comment

I’ve had ten days in London between a holiday in Gran Canaria and heading to New York — and have been to fifteen shows. But I’m finally giving up on going to live concerts.

Diary of a theatre addict: Robert Lindsay and I make up, but I fall out with Harvey Fierstein in another busy week

Mark ShentonSunday September 20Include in homepage slide?, Thought of the dayLeave a Comment

I make up with Robert Lindsay and meet with the wonderful Mark Rylance, but I have more mixed emotions about Harvey Fierstein, even as I’ve seen three shows connected to him in the space of six days.

Diary of a theatre addict: from the Tony’s to future Tony winners at ArtsEd

Mark ShentonSunday June 14Include in homepage slide?, Thought of the dayLeave a Comment

No sooner was I off a plane from New York than I was filing a feature on the Tony Awards, then going live on SKY NEWS to talk about them; then teach at ArtsEd, then interview Claude-Michel Schönberg in public; then a first night. And that was just Monday….!

Diary of a theatre addict: Scott Alan, Alison Jiear, Carrie & more

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