John Lahr
Behind Enemy Lines A new play revisits the bellicose 1968 Gore Vidal v. William F. Buckley Jr. presidential-nominating debates with the benefit of hindsight
A Four de Force The sole performer onstage, actor and director Ralph Fiennes brings T. S. Eliot’s words to life and into the now
The Bright Side of Life A swarm of musicals open in London’s West End, proving that both the fun and the show must go on
The Good, the Bach, and the Ugly Playwright Nina Raine unpicks the difficult personality of the 18th-century composer
Father of the Blues August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom soars in a new film adaptation with Viola Davis, bringing the playwright’s voice to a whole new generation
The View from Here Ralph Fiennes and David Hare put the coronavirus on trial
Lost Worlds Retrieved
Leopoldstadt, Tom Stoppard’s new (and perhaps last) play, is an act of historical excavation and personal reparation
The Panto Season ’Tis upon Us The British pantomime is noisy, camp, and a complete hoot
Louche Cannon
With Fleabag, Phoebe Waller-Bridge has caught lightning in a bottle. When someone hits with such a seismic wallop, it’s both a miracle and a mystery. Why now? Why her?
A Monster Among Angels The Night of the Iguana, now in an eloquent production in London, is Tennessee Williams’s last great work
