Mike Bartlett plays with the relationship between politics and monarchy in this contemporary what-if.

The protagonist and the play itself are sorely lacking in redeeming qualities.

This London production has the film and Broadway versions to contend with, and still comes out singing.

The Wanamaker Theatre has chosen authenticity over comfort in its design, and is of to a difficult start.

A smart American drama, driven by the political and the personal, hits the London stage.

Ray Cooney revives his madcap romp with wild, silly success.

Trevor Nunn's laborious production does little to reinvent the 1987 film, and hits the stage with a thud.

Michael Blakemore's cast does Noel Coward's 1941 comedy proud.

David Lindsay-Abaire's brilliant play is equal parts funny and serious, without a false note.

For this once-shocking period piece to have a strong effect, it would need different treatment than given here.