ShenTens: Mark Shenton chooses his theatrical Top Tens.

This week is a suggestion from one of our regular listeners, Tony Lacey who hails from the south west of France, for Mark to look at his favourite Broadway shows that are yet to make it across the Atlantic or to the West End, and he'd love to see her... more

The month of June means is it is the annual celebration of LGBTQ+ Pride month, where we remember the progress made since the riots that took place at the Stonewall pub in Greenwich Village at the end of June 1969, which provided a catalyst for the po... more

This is the time of year when we typically defy Britain's unpredictable weather and decide that since its summer, we will sit in the outdoors  to watch theatre, come rain or shine.

The arrival of COVID last year gave new impetus to staging theatre ... more

One thing that has sustained Mark through the pandemic has been cast albums, the living bridge we have to the shows of the present as well as the past. But they have have accompanied him through his life, not just through the pandemic. This week he c... more

Mark can't get the list down to 20, let alone 10 Broadway theatres that he loves, so this week there's a different sort of format...

Having spent the last couple of weeks celebrating his favourite regional theatre venues across the UK and favourite London theatres beyond the West End, this week Mark is looking at some of the shows that play at them.

Jukebox musicals have become ... more

Last week Mark celebrated the imminent return of live performances to British theatres by turning his focus onto the ShenTens favourite regional theatre venues; He's previously also named my favourite West End theatres in another ShenTens.

Today it... more

As the easing of a full five month lockdown looks likely to partially re-opens British theatre (and society) after more than a year overall, this week Mark is celebrating the imminent return of live performances to British theatres by turning his foc... more