John Patrick Shanley's hit play Doubt, which opens in London tonight, pits religious faith against uncertainty. Jasper Rees meets him
Cherry Jones inhabits the role of a lifetime: Sister Aloysius
One thing is certain: John Patrick Shanley's award-winning play is opening doors for the playwright
A play this thoughtful, this well-crafted, this passionate is hard to ignore and even harder to resist.
Doubt is Broadway's most satisfying drama since Copenhagen, a terrific entertainment that challenges and comforts at the same time.
And yet... John Patrick Shanley's intelligent potboiler has grown since its Manhattan Theatre Club run, and not always in a good way.
It is the richest piece of theater we've had in years, and in director Doug Hughes' hands, perfectly realized.
John Patrick Shanley's new drama, which has transferred to Broadway, is tight, absorbing and expertly acted.
After winning everything in sight last year, John Patrick Shanley's pedophilia thriller-drama-parable has turned to new actors to keep running, and the transplant hasn't entirely come off.