Samantha Bond was a Tony nominee for Amy’s View, played Moneypenny in the Bond (no relation) films, and appeared in Downton Abbey as Lady Rosamund—but only now is the 52-year-old…
TV stars shines in poignant new Broadway play
Denzil Washington shrugs off his 59 years to play a young chauffeur in the stirring A Raisin in the Sun, says Matt Wolf
London theater is busier than ever with a major reopening of a West End playhouse jostling for attention with eagerly awaited revivals (from the likes of Shakespeare, Sean O’Casey, and…
The actress brings a new vigor to Madame Arcati in "Blithe Spirit," while "Fatal Attraction" suffers from stilted language and holes in the plot.
Clare Higgins needs no introduction as one of Britain’s finest actresses, having won three Olivier Awards, as well as a 2003 Tony nod for her Broadway debut in Nicholas Wright's Vi…
John Lloyd Young needs no introduction as the defining Frankie Valli in Jersey Boys, the international musical smash hit in which he has been starring off and on for almost nine years. He wo…
Three plays explore the travails of a former, a current and a yet-to-be couple: "Good People," "The One" and "Variation on a Theme."
Charles Edwards has quietly but firmly asserted himself as one of the finest English actors of his generation, moving from London and Broadway runs in The 39 Steps, to National Theatre stint…
It's tempting with this show less to write a review per se than to simply pile on the puns, but that would be to piss on - sorry, I meant do a disservice to - both the musical that is U…
While Richard Fleeshman still considers himself new to the musical theater scene, the 24-year-old actor is racking up quite a list of credits, including Legally Blonde in the West End, and t…
"Versailles" explores loss during World War I, while despair and frustration are the main themes in "A Taste of Honey" and "The Full Monty."
If it's possible to have rather too much of a frolicsome thing, consider by way of example The Knight of the Burning Pestle, a giddily self-conscious 1607 romp from Francis Beaumont that wou…
March is very busy in London as several high-profile actors take the stage. This month’s offerings include the return of Angela Lansbury to the West End after four (!) decades away, Ro…
"Happy Days'' returns to London, while the new play "Rapture, Blister, Burn,'' explores the choices women make.
After four years in Los Angeles, Yorkshire-born TV and film actor Kenny Doughty is returning to his roots in The Full Monty in the West End. Not to be confused with the Americanized Broadway…
Alexander Hanson has appeared in many Andrew Lloyd Webber musicals, including Aspects of Love, Sunset Boulevard and an arena tour of Jesus Christ Superstar—but only…
Brian Cox moves between stage and screen work in London, New York, and L.A. with ease. The Emmy-winning Scotsman can currently be found anchoring the director Josie Rourke’s revival of…
On screen, Philip Seymour Hoffman will be forever immortalised as the Oscar-winning star of Capote who was both a darling of the indie film world (think Todd Solondz and the Coen Brothers) a…
February brings cold weather to London, but there’s plenty brewing theatrically to stir the emotions and warm the heart. This month’s offerings range from the start of previews f…
Soon marking her 80th birthday, the actress is playing a one-woman show based on Ellen Terry at the Wanamaker, the indoor theater at Shakespeare's Globe.
Lesley Manville has had an astonishing few years of late, moving from Ibsen at the National (Pillars of the Community opposite Damian Lewis) to John Guare at the Old Vic (Six Degrees of Sepa…
Lesley Manville has had an astonishing few years of late, moving from Ibsen at the National (Pillars of the Community opposite Damian Lewis) to John Guare at the Old Vic (Six Degrees of Sepa…
You don't have to know the difference between Dennis Wise (who is referenced during it) and Ernie Wise (who is not) to be immensely gripped by The Pass, the scorching new Royal Court play th…
Jessie Buckley was still a teenager when she made it to the finals of I’d Do Anything, the 2008 BBC reality TV competition to find a Nancy for the West End revival of Oliver! She didn&…