Review: The Trials of Oscar Wilde, St. James Theatre
As this play and its publicity reminds us, "the truth is rarely pure and never simple" " one of the many literary quips that, it seems, came to haunt Oscar Wilde after his fall from grace. P…
As this play and its publicity reminds us, "the truth is rarely pure and never simple" " one of the many literary quips that, it seems, came to haunt Oscar Wilde after his fall from grace. P…
Torben Betts's latest work begins as robust social comedy and then shades into something darker and more disturbing.
Torben Betts's class-divide comedy might not be cutting-edge, but it's still darkly comic fun, says Dominic Cavendish
Torben Betts successfully skewers class tensions and the north/south divide
Giving some attention to light music in cynical times, The Great British Musicals in Concert are sessions in which this country’s musical theatre yield is put in historical perspective…
Casting has been announced for the first play in the Stage One One Stage season
The premiere of Ben Ockrent's Breeders at London's St. James Theatre, which begins performances Sept. 3 prior to an official opening Sept. 8 for a season through Dec. 13, will featur…
The 1980 show hasn't been seen in the capital for 17 years
The charity has announced the winners of its recent search for commercial projects from young producers
With a title like Picture Perfect, one thing you know about the show before seeing it is that things are not going to turn out so perfect. In the cosy studio in the basement of the St James …
We've teamed up with Out of Joint to bring you the chance to receive £20 off top price tickets to their new show, This May Hurt a Bit, recommended by Time Out's Critics' Choice. Read on f…
Stella Feehily's NHS-in-crisis drama doesn't pack the punch it would like to, says Tim Auld
Eric and Little Ern, an homage to the legendary British comedy double act of Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise, is to return to London, beginning performances Dec. 16 prior to an official openin…
When I first heard that the new play from Out of Joint was about the NHS I thought this might be a delayed result of the Opening Ceremony of the London Olympics: all those prancing nurses su…
Out of Joint take on the divisive issue of the NHS in their latest show
SOME OF THE GLITZ WORKS, BUT BULLETS BASICALLY SHOOTS BLANKS In keeping with the growing trend of turning films into Broadway musicals, Douglas McGrath and Woody Allen's 1994 comedy, Bullets…
The revue celebrating the work of the Sherman Brothers left our reviewer with a spring in her step
The Sherman Brothers are the most successful songwriting partnership in the history of Hollywood. They have written some of the most best-loved songs of all time including the Mary Poppins s…
The Confession Room, a new original British musical with music and lyrics by Dan Looney and book by Patrick Wilde, is to be presented in a one-off concert version July 13 at London's St.…
"The artist can be forgiven anything if he produces great art," says one of Woody Allen's proxies (and let's face it, they're all proxies) in Bullets Over Broadway. The maxim is aimed at gro…
Don’t Speak! Be Silent! Just listen! Bullets Over Broadway is a blast and and you’ll go bananas over the high-kicking and toe-tappin’ choreography of Tony winner Dire…
NEW YORK--The cardinal sin in adapting a Woody Allen film comedy for the stage is forcing the funny. So the creators of "Bullets Over Broadway the Musical," the sledgehammering act of period…
Producers Letty Aronson and Julian Schlossberg present the world premiere production of the brand new musical comedy BULLETS OVER BROADWAY, written by Woody Allen and based on the screenplay…
Zach Braff and Marin Mazzie star in this musical adaptation of the 1994 film about organized crime on the Great White Way.