John Hannah is to star in Uncle Vanya at the St James Theatre in London from next month, marking his return to the stage after a six-year absence. Hannah, who has recently appeared in Sky…
'It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile. Be yourself no matter what they say', is a lyric from ‘An Englishman in New York’, which Sting penned in homage to the inaugural de…
'Farrelly's Crisp has the vocal, slightly out-of-body airiness tinged with malice of Danny La Rue'
With an intimate dim-lit atmosphere in the cabaret-like St James Studio, writer and performer Benjamin Scheuer opens up his heart to the lucky handful of audience members, expressing a very …
This has been a busy season for Off Broadway musicals crossing the pond to London, from Dessa Rose and Dogfight to Forbidden Broadway and See Rock City. But for simplicity of approach couple…
The Broadway gangster bids farewell to the Woody Allen musical that gave him his first Tony nomination.
If there is one thing to be said for the National Youth Music Theatre, it's that the small but mighty cast certainly know how to put on a show. And their latest production of The Hired Man a…
Celia Imrie's self-indulgent night of cabaret is proof that actors should stick to acting, says Tim Walker
A revival of Side Show, a musical  about a pair of conjoined twins during the Vaudeville era, is scheduled to begin  preview performances October 28th and will open on Broadway on N…
Great news from The Big Apple: Side Show which played from June 14 " July 13, 2014 at The Kennedy Center’s Eisenhower Theater, and opened to rave reviews, is now headed to The…
The much-talked about dazzling new production of SIDE SHOW will open on Broadway this fall at the St. James Theatre, it was announced today in New York City. It will be directed by Academy A…
In the intimate cabaret venue of the St. James Theatre Studio, another of Sondheim's revues is making its mark. Marry Me a Little is made up of Sondheim's 'lost' songs from previous shows, w…
Laura Pitt-Pulford and Simon Bailey impress in the compilation of several Stephen Sondheim songs at the St James Studio
Griffin completes the casting of first play to be produced as part of the One Stage season
Angela Griffin will join the cast of Breeders, which runs at London's St James Theatre this autumn. She will star alongside the previously announced Nicholas Burns, Tamzin Outhwaite and Jemi…
Transferring from the Orange Tree in Richmond to the St James Theatre, Invincible by Torben Betts examines class and the north/south divide through humour and startling moments of sincerity.…
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