One man was known as a killer, sentenced to life in prison in 2009 for killing a 16-year-old London student in a gruesome confrontation at a bakery. The other man was a balaclava-wearing rapper from South London, known as TEN, whose music in the drill genre about prison life, crime and bloodshed had gained him […]

Prince Harry will get his long-awaited day in court against Rupert Murdoch’s British tabloids on Monday, as his lawsuit against News Group Newspapers for unlawful gathering of private information finally goes on trial in London. Harry himself is not expected to take the stand for at least the first two weeks of the trial, which […]

“Praise the lord for ‘Tammy Faye,’” Matt Wolf cheered in The New York Times when the Elton John musical opened in London in 2022. The show, Wolf added, “has a heart as big as the title character’s bouffant hairdo.” Two years later, reviewing the Broadway transfer, Elisabeth Vincentelli begged to differ. “Disjointed, strangely bland,” she […]

London theater keeps busy all year round, even during the supposed dog days of January, when other theater capitals are in the doldrums. Try telling that to the creatives who are keeping theaters busy in the coming weeks and months, with new openings, anticipated returns of favorite productions and lots to discover Off West End. […]