It's been another cherishable season at the resurgent Chichester Festival Theatre but there's a wonderful sense that they've been saving the best until last... more
At 80, Stephen Sondheim is more popular than ever, with new productions of two of his musicals, concerts that sold out in hours and a Prom on Saturday.... more
The subject matter of Assassins is uncompromising enough, so add in two hours’ playing time without interval in a hot theatre and you have a tough evening.... more
Set on the eve of the 1929 Wall Street Crash, Stephen Sondheim’s first-ever musical, Saturday Night, transfers direct to the Arts Theatre from its Jermyn Street Theatre sell-out.... more
Ghetto fabulous fairy tale Into the Hoods, a good humoured take on Stephen Sondheim’s Into the Woods, proves hip-hop has the dramatic range to tell stories.... more
Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods is set in a Shrek-type fantasy world and gets a fine outing in this magical production at the Royal Opera House.... more
Fiona Mountford could see why Side by Side by Sondheim was the work which nudged the composer-lyricist out of his cult ghetto and into popular recognition when it opened at The Venue.... more
Rogers, Hammerstein and Lloyd Webber are among the luminaries parodied in Musical Of Musicals. And it's superb entertainment, says Fiona Mountford.... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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