Mark Fisher & How to Write About Theatre

How to Write About Theatre, a manual for critics, students and bloggers, by Guardian critic @MarkFFisher is published by Methuen Drama (Aug 2015)

[Carl Woodward @mrcarl_woodward]

just scanned a blogger who calls just about every West End show "the show of the year" — their High Society review reads about 70% AI 🙃

[Mark Fisher & How to Write About Theatre @WriteAboutTheat]

Let’s hear it for the local critics, says @lyngardner https://t.co/ixWHtNcxlb

[Mark Fisher & How to Write About Theatre @WriteAboutTheat]

@blairgadgie @TheStage (Sorry for slow reply) Yeah, in fact, I've already seen a Lyceum email quoting the good reviews it has received. Joyce is talking about it with James Brining on Front Row on Radio 4 this evening

[joycemcmillan @joycemcm]

Mark Brown in the Sunday National on this week’s ruling that some Scottish-based critics should not review the biggest Lyceum show of the season, One Day. 15 of us - theatre writers in Scotland - have now written an open letter of protest to the Lyceum board - see below.

[joycemcmillan @joycemcm]

The Guardian on our open letter from Scottish theatre writers resisting the idea that the Lyceum's biggest show of the season should be regarded, for reviewing purposes, as a tryout for a later London run. 15 of us felt that we had to put down a marker! https://t.co/3Kbtd6HDDf

[The Stage @TheStage]

Critics have written to the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh to raise a “number of uncomfortable questions” about a decision to prevent national reviews of new musical One Day.

Read more 👉 https://t.co/k4ZQ4OFtMf

[Mark Fisher & How to Write About Theatre @WriteAboutTheat]

@LeoElso @TheStage The question is not about who was invited (I was) but who was allowed to review (I wasn’t)

[Mark Fisher & How to Write About Theatre @WriteAboutTheat]

@blairgadgie @TheStage I was invited to see it, Andy, but also requested not to review for the Guardian. I could have ignored the request but at the risk of tricky relations in future. As you point out, it’s all a nonsense because the internet is international, but technically no London reviews so far

[The National @ScotNational]

A production company has been blasted for creating a 'two-tier' review system, which allegedly implies that both critics and audiences in Scotland are 'less important' than their London counterparts https://t.co/3FBlEZoph7

[Guy Webster 🇵🇸 @guytothewebster]

Wrote about the crisis in theatre criticism (as all critics must at least once) but like in a unique and quirky meta-critical way x
https://t.co/A83JnZAgy2

[Kevin Wilson 💙 @KevinWilsonPR]

Farewell to theatre critic Bill Haggerty, a major Fleet Street journalist and Editor who turned his hand to theatre criticism later in his career with 17 years as West End critic at The Sun and later his local Hammersmith Today website. He was a lovely man and a great colleague KWPR was always happy to welcome to a press night. RIP Bill.

[Mark Fisher & How to Write About Theatre @WriteAboutTheat]

Join Guardian theatre critic @MarkFFisher for an online theatre criticism workshop this Sunday morning https://t.co/wDYHgmVynl

[Mark Fisher & How to Write About Theatre @WriteAboutTheat]

Join Guardian theatre critic @MarkFFisher for an online theatre criticism workshop this Sunday morning https://t.co/wDYHgmVynl

[Abbey Theatre @AbbeyTheatre]

📣 An international conversation around the future for theatre criticism 🎭

Introducing Mission Critical, a one-day symposium that will invite critics, artists, audiences and readers to have conversations around the future of theatre criticism.
https://t.co/VeMV9K2F8M

[Mark Fisher & How to Write About Theatre @WriteAboutTheat]

Sharpen up your criticism skills. Join Guardian critic @markffisher for a two-hour online How to Write about Theatre workshop on Sat 4 Oct https://t.co/wDYHgmV0xN

[Mark Fisher & How to Write About Theatre @WriteAboutTheat]

Sharpen up your criticism skills. Join Guardian critic @markffisher for a two-hour online How to Write about Theatre workshop on Sat 4 Oct https://t.co/wDYHgmV0xN

[Mark Fisher & How to Write About Theatre @WriteAboutTheat]

"All critics need training to sharpen their style and widen the experience from which they can forge a critical perspective." https://t.co/SFMSWL286w

[Mark Fisher & How to Write About Theatre @WriteAboutTheat]

"I saw the last days of serious theatre criticism with Jack Tinker reviewing for the Mail, Nicholas de Jongh at the Standard, Charles Spencer at the Telegraph, Benedict Nightingale at The Times, and Billington of the Guardian" @ThatTimWalker https://t.co/Cnjuq2ymy1

[aisling murphy @aisling_murph_]

@rhysrmann cc this banger in @intermissionmag: https://t.co/F8IiqAaivv

[Rhys @rhysrmann]

All theatre is excellent. Nothing must ever be criticised. Everything is the best show ever. Anything less than a four star review is an insult to all the cast members I want to be friends with. Theatre criticism is just personal opinions, not valid evaluation.