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Mark Shenton's theatre picks: November 20

Donmar's My Night With Reg transfers to Apollo

Will changing audience demographics mean shows like Hello, Dolly! and Fiddler are not revived in future?

Sharing box-office data publicly will improve creativity and diversity

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Four big questions the Royal Exchange cancellation raises for the UK theatre sector

Lax approach to cyber security is putting our technical systems at risk

Star names can make ‘difficult’ plays like Waiting for Godot easier to sell – that’s no bad thing

Four big questions the Royal Exchange cancellation raises for the UK theatre sector

Original musicals such as Six and Why Am I So Single? remain a hard sell in the West End

Bad musical theatre shows at EdFringe risk damaging the art form

Star names can make ‘difficult’ plays like Waiting for Godot easier to sell – that’s no bad thing

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Is the subsidised sector to West End transfer in danger of becoming a rarity?

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Mark Shenton is a theatre critic. He was a regular columnist and associate editor of The Stage until 2019.

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Will changing audience demographics mean shows like Hello, Dolly! and Fiddler are not revived in future?

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Lax approach to cyber security is putting our technical systems at risk

Star names can make ‘difficult’ plays like Waiting for Godot easier to sell – that’s no bad thing

Four big questions the Royal Exchange cancellation raises for the UK theatre sector

Star names can make ‘difficult’ plays like Waiting for Godot easier to sell – that’s no bad thing

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