By Phil Willmott Thursday, November 5 2015, 08:03
The screenwriter, playwright, novelist, journalist and political reactionary, Ben Hecht was an extraordinary man.
Credited or unaccredited he contributed to some of the greatest movies of the golden age of Hollywood including GONE WITH THE WIND, THE FRONT PAGE and SCARFACE. I first became aware of him whilst working on a stage adaptation of SCARFACE and I was struck by the artistry and wit with which he turned the tacky original novel into a shimmering screen play.
By Phil Willmott Wednesday, November 4 2015, 20:49
Shakespeare’s comedy of gender swapping lovers and philosophising in a forest is problematic for modern audiences.
Rosalind and Celia, two princess types fleeing an overbearing duke, escape with the court jester to a forest where the former and overthrown duke hangs out with his witty exiled court. They learn about love by observing the shepherds and via Rosalind disguising herself as a boy and making friends with Orlando, the man she fancies, to help him practice how to chat her up.
By Davor Golub Monday, November 2 2015, 08:10
We are incredibly lucky in London to be in the midst of an era where commercial theatre is being reinvented by daring directors and producers. Unlike New York where only sure-fire, star studded hits ever make it to Broadway, the likes of Michael Grandage and Kenneth Branagh are providing the opportunity for audiences to experience an exciting range of both new and old works in the commercial West End.
By Phil Willmott Sunday, November 1 2015, 21:44
Celebrated Edwardian novelist, D.H. Lawrence, whose best known works include LADY CHATTERLY’S LOVER, THE RAINBOW and WOMEN IN LOVE also wrote three gritty plays depicting tough life in a mining village at the turn of the last century. They lay unloved and unremarked upon until a revival in the 1960s established them as classics of domestic naturalism.
By Oliver Mitford Thursday, October 29 2015, 13:31
Sheridan Smith is gearing for the opening night of Funny Girl at the Menier Chocolate Factory on 2 December 2015, and the news just dropped that the production will transfer to the Savoy Theatre in the West End on 9 April 2016 for a 12 week run, soon after the run finishes at the Menier on 5 March 2016.
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