Mark Shenton
Mark Shenton | |
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| Mark Shenton, 22 April 2010 Mark Shenton, 22 April 2010 | |
| Born | Mark Charles Warren Shenton 12 September 1962 Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Occupation | Critic |
| Nationality | British |
| Genre | theatre criticism |
| Website | |
| shentonstage | |
Mark Shenton (born 12 September 1962 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a London-based British arts journalist and theatre critic. Between April 2002 and December 2013 he was chief Theatre Critic for the Sunday Express. He formerly wrote a daily blog for The Stage, where he was an associate editor, as well as reviews and features until March 2019.
Education
Up to the age of 16, he was educated at St John's College, Johannesburg. He took O and A levels at Albany College, London then in 1982 took up studies at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge where he read law, graduating in 1985 and gaining his MA (Cantab) in 1987.
Career
His first job in London came in 1986 at Dewynters plc where he edited and co-ordinated the publication of theatre programmes and souvenir brochures for West End and Broadway shows. He became editor for Arts and Entertainment at the Press Association in October 1990, and subsequently managing editor for Arts and Lifestyle, finance data and television listings, before becoming a freelance arts journalist in April 2002, specialising in theatre. Shenton is the London correspondent for Playbill is associate editor of Theatrevoice.com[1] and has written theatre blogs for The Guardian online, Broadway Direct, as well as contributing monthly features to West End theatre programmes. Until December 2020 he was President of The Critics' Circle,[2] having previously chaired the Circle's Drama section.[3] In 2015, he was appointed joint lead theatre critic, with Natasha Tripney, of The Stage, a role which he left in 2018, when he became the paper's New York critic.[4] He also wrote a three-times weekly blog and reviews for LondonTheatre.co.uk until late 2020.[5]
Departure from the Sunday Express
Publications
Publications include:
- Harden's Theatregoers Handbook, co-authored with Roger Foss, Harden's Ltd (2004) ISBN 1-873721-65-X, ISBN 978-1-873721-65-0
References
- ↑ Theatrevoice home page Archived 2008-05-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Stepping aside as President of the Critics' Circle". Shenton Stage. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ↑ Critics' Circle website
- ↑ "Tim Bano becomes joint lead critic at The Stage". Archived from the original on 2 March 2018.
- ↑ "January 2: a New Year's resolution, the botched return of theatre between lockdowns and what's happening in Australia | Shenton Stage". 2 January 2021.