Category: News of the day

  • ShentonSTAGE Daily for THURSDAY MARCH 2

    ShentonSTAGE Daily for THURSDAY MARCH 2

    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 24 I headed to London yet again today — my fourth visit in five days — to catch a designated press preview of the […]

  • ShentonSTAGE Daily for THURSDAY JUNE 9

    ShentonSTAGE Daily for THURSDAY JUNE 9

    Welcome to today’s edition of ShentonSTAGE Daily. Apologies for radio silence yesterday, but I travelled up to London for a two-show day (details below) and didn’t manage to publish beforehand. CATCH UP, A REPEAT, AND A NEW MUSICAL I’ve made two trips to London this week (so far); and will make another on Saturday (to […]

  • ShentonSTAGE Daily for MONDAY MAY 16

    ShentonSTAGE Daily for MONDAY MAY 16

    Welcome to today’s edition of ShentonSTAGE, coming to you again from New York, from where I return to the UK overnight tonight (Monday). Today is going to be a bittersweet day: we complete (or close, as they say here) on the sale of the apartment we’ve owned here for the last ten years, which is […]

  • ShentonSTAGE LIVE DIARY DATES

    ShentonSTAGE LIVE DIARY DATES

    This new feature will provide dates for your diary as I find them….. Friday March 4 JUDI DENCH IN CONVERSATION WITH GYLES BRANDRETH AT THE GIELGUD For three Sunday afternoons in June and July — on June 19, 26 and July 3, at 3pm — Judi Dench will be in conversation with her old friend […]

  • ShentonSTAGE Daily for Tues FEBRUARY 8

    ShentonSTAGE Daily for Tues FEBRUARY 8

    Welcome to today’s edition of ShentonSTAGE Daily, which comes live from New York City this week. You can also get regular updates throughout the day on ShentonSTAGE LIVE, a rolling theatre blog that appears on my website, updated throughout the day as necessary, to reflect news updates and other observations and commentary as they occur. […]

  • ShentonSTAGE Daily for MONDAY FEBRUARY 7

    ShentonSTAGE Daily for MONDAY FEBRUARY 7

    Welcome to today’s edition of ShentonSTAGE Daily, which comes live from New York City this week. I was travelling here on Thursday and not available to file a newsletter on Friday, so apologies for radio silence! I did, however, manage a few updates on ShentonSTAGE LIVE, a rolling theatre blog that appears on my website, […]

  • ShentonSTAGE LIVE!

    ShentonSTAGE LIVE!

    ShentonSTAGE LIVE is a rolling theatre blog that will appear here, updated throughout the day as necessary, to reflect news updates and other observations and commentary as they occur, including short reviews of shows when I see them that may be expanded into fuller reviews later. Parts of this live blog will then be incorporated […]

  • ShentonSTAGE Daily for FRIDAY JANUARY 28

    ShentonSTAGE Daily for FRIDAY JANUARY 28

    Welcome to today’s edition of ShentonSTAGE Daily, which is currently being published on a more limited schedule, but will return to a fuller cycle next week. I’ve taken additional time out owing to ongoing problems with my back, but had another pain blocker injection yesterday afternoon, so this will enable me to move more easily…. […]

  • ShentonSTAGE Daily for MONDAY JANUARY 24

    ShentonSTAGE Daily for MONDAY JANUARY 24

    Welcome to today’s edition of ShentonSTAGE Daily, which will next appear this week on Friday. A hex on HEX It’s not unusual for artistic directors of national companies to pursue the holy grail of producing a hit musical — not just for the financial security of the venue they are running, but also for their […]

  • ShentonSTAGE Daily Newsletter for FRIDAY JANUARY 21

    ShentonSTAGE Daily Newsletter for FRIDAY JANUARY 21

    Welcome to today’s edition of ShentonSTAGE Daily, which is currently being published three times a week, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. “Itchi gitchi ya ya da da”: MOULIN ROUGE OPENS IN LONDON AT LASTAfter two rounds of press performances were cancelled in December, MOULIN ROUGE finally opened at the West End’s Piccadilly Theatre last night. […]