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January 3: How Cirencester’s Barn and London’s Old Vic kept going through the pandemic, while the Young Vic furloughed itself

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The week in brief (w/e September 23)

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News, reviews, interviews, commentary and farewells from London, New York and beyond, including The Stage Debut Awards, Sylvia at the Old Vic and regional openings in Chichester and Bristol.

The week in brief (w/e September 16)

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News, reviews, controversies and commentary from the West End and Broadway, including the first West End job share and the re-opening of the Kiln Theatre (formerly the Tricycle)

The week in brief (w/e September 9)

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The week in brief (w/e Aug 19)

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News, reviews, controversies and interviews of the week from London to Broadway, by way of Edinburgh, including the ‘banning’ of Mazz Murray from singing a song from Dreamgirls, Edinburgh venue pay rates, & a 70-year-old Broadway understudy getting the lead.

My top ten choices for 2016

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Looking ahead to this year’s highlights, from Broadway imports and Pulitzer prize winners to Kenneth Branagh and Matthew Warchus’s ongoing seasons.

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

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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.

Recent Articles

  • January 22: ShenTens: My Favourite Movie Musicals
  • January 21: Top of the ‘flops’: do we call a spade a spade?
  • January 20: How commercial theatre hopes to go back to before but subsidised venues are taking the opportunity for a re-set
  • January 19: The changing critical landscape — and my own latest chapter in it
  • January 18: Diary items: the malignant narcissism of Laurence Fox, the extraordinary generosity of Jack Thorne, & Andrew Lloyd Webber staying positive
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