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Mark Shenton

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

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London Palladium's Robin Hood becomes venue's most popular panto

More than 132,000 people attended the production, which ran for five weeks from December 7, 2024, and has broken the annual Palladium pantomime’s records for highest daily, weekly and season-wide gross sales, producer Michael Harrison has claimed

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