Jonathan Marshall

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About Jonathan Marshall

Jonathan is an Arts and Entertainment writer and critic with over 300 articles across various online publications. For The Upcoming Jonathan regularly reviews London theatre, ranging from smaller fringe venues to the West End. He also occasionally covers cinema and his live music reviews include Harry Styles, Alicia Keys, The Backstreet Boys, Sugababes, Lana Del Rey and Rod Stewart to name a few. Jonathan also contributes theatre and film coverage to The Reviews Hub. For Broadway World he again reviews mainstream and fringe theatre and served as a reviewer for the Offcomm scheme, which recognises new theatre talent. Jonathan secured a high profile interview with actress Gillian Anderson, which to date has over hits - a sizeable number for the site. Jonathan has been a script reader for Hampstead Theatre, writing reader reports for the Literary Manager and making a judgement as to whether the script or its author have potential. He also reads scripts and offers feedback on a freelance basis. With a background in television, Jonathan has some script editing experience and this is an area he’d be keen to return to. The following testimonials are from some of the writers Jonathan has worked with."Jon is one of the best script editors I've ever worked with. He combines a forensic attention to detail with a real sense of storytelling, and has enough energy and enthusiasm to power the National Grid. He gives writers a real sense of the importance of their work, always getting them to strive to do better. I know that the RTS award-winning writer, Lol Fletcher, rates the 'Doctors' episode 'The Puppet Master' that he wrote with Jon as being the best thing he's ever written."- David Semple, Writer (Father Brown, Doctors)"Jonathan stepped up to edit an awkward episode of Doctors where the serial was getting in the way of telling a good story of the day. He allowed me the freedom to play fast and loose with the serial, whilst ensuring that every required plot point was present and correct. And he was spot on with the guest story, getting the tone just right and smoothing out the wrinkles in the plot and the character motivation."- Paul Campbell, Writer (Casualty, Holby City, EastEnders, Doctors