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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time to return to the West End

Actor Sam Newton got his 'dream role' straight out of drama school – 'it was spectacular'

Regional theatres are evolving with – and for – their communities

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We should be concerned that 20 of the top 35 producing theatres are dark in November

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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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Regional theatres are evolving with – and for – their communities

Did Tammy Faye lose its sense of proportion on the way to Broadway?

Beyond ticket prices: the battles and benefits of regional theatre

Musical theatre lost so much talent to AIDS, but we must remember how it also helped change perceptions

We should be concerned that 20 of the top 35 producing theatres are dark in November

Shakespeare has always engaged with those on society’s margins – it still does

Wicked is casting a spell over film audiences – what's the secret to its screen success?

I’m back where I began, but as a tutor not a student – it’s inspiring... and petrifying

Did Tammy Faye lose its sense of proportion on the way to Broadway?

We should be concerned that 20 of the top 35 producing theatres are dark in November

Fallow years: could theatre learn something from Glastonbury?

Regional theatres are evolving with – and for – their communities

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Frantic Assembly's Scott Graham: ‘We were the right company, in the right place, at the right time’

Company producer Chris Harper: ‘Audiences are having the time of their lives – that’s why we do it’

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time to return to the West End

Actor Sam Newton got his 'dream role' straight out of drama school – 'it was spectacular'

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Actor Sam Newton got his 'dream role' straight out of drama school – 'it was spectacular'