12 stories by "Sarfraz Manzoor"
He won an Oscar at 20 for Ordinary People, acted with the 'brat pack' and worked with Polanski and Lumet. As the star makes his London stage debut, he looks back " and anticipates giving aud…
A new stage production aims to tell the Sufi poet's story beyond his aphorisms " and challenge assumptions about Islam and the Middle East in the process
He is everywhere and nowhere. The wo…
He wrote gags for The Tonight Show, won an Oscar for Annie Hall " and had a near-miss with the Manson family. As his musical Jersey Boys returns, the writer looks back on 82 years of sex, dr…
Nearly two decades after it first hit the London stage, Ayub Khan-Din's play has been revived. How have racial stereotypes altered " and does the leading character seem any less detestable?O…
Nassim Soleimanpour is not allowed to leave Iran. His play, with no director, no rehearsals and no set, draws attention to his status as a censored writerModern theatre audiences have become…
It foreshadowed Romeo and Juliet and inspired Eric Clapton's 'most powerful' song, so how will the love story Layla and Majnun play as a musical?He was in love but she was promised to anothe…
Nearly two decades after it first hit the London stage, Ayub Khan-Din's play has been revived. How have racial stereotypes altered and does the leading character seem any less detestable? C…
Sophie Lancaster, the girl 'murdered for being a goth', has inspired music festivals, plays, and possibly a change in the law. But will her mother ever find time to grieve? …
Nassim Soleimanpour is not allowed to leave Iran. His play, with no director, no rehearsals and no set, draws attention to his status as a censored writerModern theatre audiences have become…
Nassim Soleimanpour is not allowed to leave Iran. His play, with no director, no rehearsals and no set, draws attention to his status as a censored writer Continue reading...
Productions include one-man show based on 150 interviews giving responses to terror attacks of September 2001Chris Wolfe was a 21-year-old drama student living in southern California during …
Jim Davidson has written a play about a bigoted, middle-aged comedian " and it's only loosely based on himselfThe young black comedian fixes Jim Davidson with a contemptuous glare. "I grew u…