Adaptation of literature and film; Socio-political contexts; New ways to approach adaptation; creative writing; personal and social skills

O'Thomas, Mark ORCID: 0000-0001-9264-8813 (2010) Adaptation and creative writing: Brokeback Mountain on the London Underground. In: Cutchins, Dennis, Raw, Laurence and Welsh, James M., (eds.) Redefining Adaptation Studies. Scarecrow Press, pp. 45-55. ISBN 978-0810872981

Alexander Hamilton, musical theatre, LBTGQ community, Donald Trump, Mike Pence

O'Thomas, Mark ORCID: 0000-0001-9264-8813 (2017) Why Hamilton's arrival In London should not be written off as just another mega-musical. The Huffington Post.

Anti-intellectualism, Brexit, Michael Gove, universities, students, academic research

O'Thomas, Mark ORCID: 0000-0001-9264-8813 (2016) Ten reasons why parents should value academics. The Huffington Post.

London; theatre; pandemic; covid; introduction

Derbyshire, Henry ORCID: 0000-0002-1373-1166 , Holden, Nicholas ORCID: 0000-0002-3437-1702 and O'Thomas, Mark ORCID: 0000-0001-9264-8813 (2022) Introduction - There's no place like London: theatrical landscapes of a city in recovery. Comparative Drama, 56 (1&2):1. pp. 1-11. ISSN 0010-4078 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1353/cdr.2022.0000)

London; theatre; wast end; musical theatre; new writing; royal court; playwriting; hip hop theatre; British Drama; American Musical; Capitalism; neoliberalism; housing; funding; artistic directors

Derbyshire, Henry ORCID: 0000-0002-1373-1166 , Holden, Nicholas ORCID: 0000-0002-3437-1702 , O'Thomas, Mark ORCID: 0000-0001-9264-8813 and Knapper, Daniel (eds.) (2022) Comparative Drama. Special Issue on London's Theatre: Places, Communities, Futures, 56 (1&2). University of Western Michigan, Michigan, USA. ISBN 56, Number 1 & 2, Spring & Summer 2022 ISSN 0010-4078 (Online)

Migrant East End families, British working-class life, Essex's rightwing materialism

O'Thomas, Mark ORCID: 0000-0001-9264-8813 (2012) The only was is... Basildon. Times Higher Education. ISSN 0049-3929

Mike Bartlett; Cock

O'Thomas, Mark ORCID: 0000-0001-9264-8813 (2017) Introduction to Cock by Mike Bartlett. Cock. Modern Classics . Methuen, London, pp. 5-18. ISBN 9781474229630

Mike Bartlett; contemporary British playwriting; metrosexuality; gender; identity politics

O'Thomas, Mark ORCID: 0000-0001-9264-8813 (2017) Introduction. In: O'Thomas, Mark ORCID: 0000-0001-9264-8813 , (ed.) Mike Barlett's Cock. Bloomsbury Academic, London, pp. 5-18. ISBN 978-1474229630

Nationalism; entertainment; Brexit; popular performances; Foucault; heterotopia

O'Thomas, Mark ORCID: 0000-0001-9264-8813 (2018) There’ll always be an England – Butlins, Brexit and the Heterotopic Body. Journal of European Popular Culture, 9 (1). pp. 33-41. ISSN 2040-6134 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1386/jepc.9.1.33_1)

TEF, REF, student success, Higher Education Funding Council (HEFCE), Office for Students (OfS)

O'Thomas, Mark ORCID: 0000-0001-9264-8813 (2017) The TEF and student success – Why participation is key to learning and teaching. TEF: Voices from the sector.

The Girl on the Train, adaptation, Brief Encounter

O'Thomas, Mark ORCID: 0000-0001-9264-8813 (2016) The Girl On The Train: Why adapting the ultimate commuting novel makes perfect sense in a world of Brief Encounters. The Huffington Post.

Theatre, Stage, Brexit, Donald Trump, Filter bubble

O'Thomas, Mark ORCID: 0000-0001-9264-8813 (2017) My Country: a play about Brexit that tries to break the bubble but disappoints. The Conversation. ISSN 2201-5639

Video games, cinema adaptations, box office success and failure

O'Thomas, Mark ORCID: 0000-0001-9264-8813 (2016) Minecraft the Movie: How will the adaptation respond to the challenge of creativity? The Huffington Post.

adaptation studies; trans-national; cultural exchange; film studies; translation studies

O'Thomas, Mark ORCID: 0000-0001-9264-8813 (2010) Turning Japanese: translation, adaptation, and the ethics of trans-national exchange. In: Albrecht-Crane, Christa and Cutchins, Dennis, (eds.) Adaptation Studies: New Approaches. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, pp. 46-60. ISBN 978-0838642627 ISSN 0838642624

adaptation; jazz; musicology; theatre translation; translation; translation theory

O'Thomas, Mark ORCID: 0000-0001-9264-8813 (2013) Translation, theatre practice and the jazz metaphor. Journal of Adaptation in Film & Performance, 6 (1). pp. 55-64. ISSN 1753-6421 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1386/jafp.6.1.55_1)

books, reviews

O'Thomas, Mark ORCID: 0000-0001-9264-8813 (2016) What are you reading? Times Higher Education. ISSN 0049-3929

liberalism; drama; London; "royal court theatre"; metoo

O'Thomas, Mark ORCID: 0000-0001-9264-8813 (2022) Rita, Sue and #Metoo: the Royal Court Theatre, London, and liberalism. Comparative Drama, 56 (1&2). pp. 157-178. ISSN 0010-4078 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1353/cdr.2022.0006)

royal court theatre; cultural diplomacy; international impact; playwriting

Aston, Elaine and O'Thomas, Mark ORCID: 0000-0001-9264-8813 (2015) Royal Court: International. Studies in International Performance book series (STUDINPERF) . Palgrave Macmillan, London. ISBN 978-1137461827

royal court theatre; translation; playwriting

Aston, Elaine Frances and O'Thomas, Mark ORCID: 0000-0001-9264-8813 (2013) Imagining with others: the transformative process of the Royal Court Theatre's international department. In: Amine, Khalid and Roberson, George F., (eds.) Performing Transformations. Collaborative Media International, Denver, Amherst, Tangier, pp. 38-46. ISBN 978-0982440964

screenplay; play text; creative writing

O'Thomas, Mark ORCID: 0000-0001-9264-8813 (2010) Analysing the screenplay: A comparative approach. In: Nelmes, Jill, (ed.) Analysing The Screenplay. Routledge, London, pp. 237-251. ISBN 978-0415556347

seasonal cheer, entertainment, elves

O'Thomas, Mark ORCID: 0000-0001-9264-8813 (2016) Elf: Christmas cheer amid the darkness. Times Higher Education. ISSN 0049-3929

theatre translation; Brazil; British Council

O'Thomas, Mark ORCID: 0000-0001-9264-8813 (2012) The Ritual/ O Ritual. Conexões. British Council, São Paulo.

theatre; communities; international

O'Thomas, Mark ORCID: 0000-0001-9264-8813 (2020) Uncovering New Voices at the Royal Court Theatre- Interview with Vicky Featherstone. In: Galea, Marco and Musca, Szabolcs, (eds.) Redefining Theatre Communities – International Perspectives on Community-Conscious Theatre-Making. Intellect, Bristol. ISBN 9781789380767

translation, transhumanism, posthumanism, biopolitics

O'Thomas, Mark ORCID: 0000-0001-9264-8813 (2017) Humanum ex machina: Translation in the post-global, posthuman world. Target. International Journal of Translation Studies, 29 (2). pp. 284-300. ISSN 0924-1884 (Print), 1569-9986 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1075/target.29.2.05oth)

translation; cultural politics; austerity impact; arts funding; europe; royal court

O'Thomas, Mark ORCID: 0000-0001-9264-8813 (2016) Translating austerity: Theatrical responses to the financial crisis. Twenty-First Century Drama: What Happens Now. Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 129-148. ISBN 978-1137484024 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-48403-1_7)

translation; theatre translation; Brazilian playwriting; National Theatre

O'Thomas, Mark ORCID: 0000-0001-9264-8813 (2014) Stages of the Loss: translation as contamination. How The Ritual made it to the Royal National Theatre. Theatre Research International, 39 (2). pp. 120-132. ISSN 0307-8833 (Print), 1474-0672 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1017/S0307883314000042)

translation; theatre translation; Fernando Pessoa;

O'Thomas, Mark ORCID: 0000-0001-9264-8813 (2012) Rewriting The Book of Disquiet. Word & Text: A Journal of Literary Studies & Linguistics, 2 (2). pp. 173-179. ISSN 2069-9271