I 1985 spillede Shaw [[Elvis Presley]] i Alan Bleasdales kritikerroste ''Are You Lonesome Tonight?'', et skuespil om Presleys sidste par timer. Efter at have spillet længe i London blev stykket opsat i [[Sydney]], [[Melbourne]] og [[Adelaide]] i Australien.<ref name="elvis">{{cite web|url=https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-martin-shaw-actor-playing-part-of-elvis-presley-in-alan-bleasdales-20063731.html |title=Martin Shaw Actor playing part of Elvis Presley in Alan Bleasdales Writer stage musical Are you Lonesome tonight January 1985 | publisher= Aalmy|date= 1985}}</ref><ref name="Martin Shaw" />
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