The characters in this musical adaptation aren't brought to life the way they were in the novel and film.

Book problems aside, this new musical adaptation makes for an ambitious and entertaining story set amidst a theatre of war.

Using a minstrel show as the format, The Scottsboro Boys manages to tunefully tell a tale of injustice and bigotry in the 1930s American South.

David Tennant leads a collection of fine performances.

A catalogue of soul number classics lifts off while the story drags behind.

Richard Eyre’s production finds just the right mix of humor, heart and tragedy.

A family in rural 1950s Norfolk absorbs a daughter come home bursting with new intellectualism.

Soaring princesses aside, a witless book and tasteless score contribute to this musical's failure to dazzle.

Vanessa Redgrave and James Earl Jones fail to command the stage in a way that the play demands.

Terry Johnson's 1993 play uses Sigmund Freud and Salvador Dali to dip into psychiatry, art and a bit of farce.