No matter how often Fiona Mountford sees The Glass Menagerie, the first big success for Tennessee Williams, she crosses her fingers that it will end differently... more
Beyond the Horizon and Spring Storm, both lucidly realised, are best seen in tandem. The investment of five hours may sound daunting but it’s strongly recommended.... more
Tennessee Williams wrote The Rose Tattoo when he was happy and, creatively speaking, happiness did not suit him. Nicholas de Jongh could see why the play has only been revived twice in 49 years.... more
A trio of Tennessee Williams's one-act plays, Lovely and Misfit serves a reminder of how the playwright wrote compulsively, fuelled by cocktails of alcohol and drugs.... more
As The Glass Menagerie opens to West End acclaim despite flopping on Broadway, Jessica Lange, now 57, confessses to first-night nerves and tells how she's still a rebel at heart.... more
Rupert Goold's dream-struck production of The Glass Menagerie proves it is one of the great, unhappy family-life plays in the modern American repertoire, says Nicholas de Jongh.... more
The stars of Dirty Dancing are kicking up their heels, Faustus offers a smorgasbord of theatrical delights and Faust provides an evening you're unlikely to forget.... more
Tennessee Williams's Summer And Smoke has been rediscovered on the London stage but actress Rosamund Pike is a little too serene for the role of a sexually desolate preacher's daughter.... 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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