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: Finding myself centrestage at my public birthday party
This week I had another birthday — but it wasn’t any birthday: Scott Alan threw a public birthday bash for me. And it was the best of my life!
Diary of a Theatre Addict: Returning twice over to two Shows in the same week, plus other reprises
I did a week full of repeats of shows I’ve seen before – two of which I repeated again in the self-same week. (And one of them I even saw twice in less than 24 hours!)
Diary of a theatre addict: Twitter challenges, skipping Edinburgh and trips to Southampton and Bath
Taking issue with contrary opinions on Twitter, an audience member taking photos at the Union, and visiting Southampton and Bath — and of course seeing Cumberbatch’s Hamlet.
Diary of a theatre addict: From P-town to DC & NYC
I’ve been to P-town, New York, DC and WIlliamstown in the last fortnight – and I finally catch up in my latest diary today!
Diary of a Theatre Addict: (Not Quite) Taking a Theatre Break
I saw just five shows last week between London, New York, Boston and Provincetown! I’m having a break….!
Diary of a theatre addict: nine shows, one film and twelve steps!
I’m Mark Shenton and I’m a theatre addict. There isn’t a 12 Step programme for me there (and I don’t want one), but the 12 Steps are a great recipe for healthy living in other areas, and EVERYMAN clearly uses them.
Diary of a Theatre Addict: 3 disappointments but 5 pleasures make a good betting average
Another busy week: I loved 7 Brides for 7 Brothers, Songs for a New World, As Is, The Spitfire Grill and revisiting Memphis, but had problems with Sinatra, Mack and Mabel and American Idiot.
Diary of a theatre addict: New York weddings, interviews, shows and (very) cloudy views from the WTC
I saw six shows in New York, plus one film, and did three big interviews: Tony winner Alex Sharp, Michael Feinstein and Andrew Lloyd Webber, during a busy week there…. and came home for Bettte Midler!
Diary of a theatre addict: 6 shows in London, 2 more in NYC, plus a car breakdown in middle lane during a tube strike
I’m in a sweltering New York right now — but I’ve kept the heat on for myself with lots of shows and interviews planned.