Sons of the Prophet review – overstuffed drama by The Humans’ Stephen Karam
There’s some promising material in this tale of a struggling Lebanese American family – but too much story for the play to successfully contain
December 2021
Amy Schumer: ‘If you can just keep your family speaking to each other, that’s a win. Sometimes it’s not doable’
Top US films 2021
The 50 best films of 2021 in the US, No 8: The Humans
October 2016
The Cherry Orchard review – Diane Lane stars in disarrayed Chekhov comedy
Jumpy actors and an unusual vocabulary are among many jarring elements in a scattered adaptation that never gets out of the woods
September 2016
Joel Grey prepares for The Cherry Orchard: 'I'm about surprises'
The best American theater shows for fall 2016
June 2016
Tony awards 2016: Hamilton musical adds 11 Tonys to Pulitzer prize
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s blockbuster musical dominates the Broadway ceremony, while attendees pay tribute to those murdered in Orlando shooting
Hamilton wins 11 prizes at 2016 Tony awards – as it happened
The 70th annual Tony awards will be dedicated to the victims of Orlando shooting
Tony awards 2016: who will win – and who should
They’re the biggest awards in theatre – and in 2016, the Hamilton juggernaut looks poised to bury the competition. But who else is likely to get a look-in?
May 2016
Stephen Karam: 'artsy' playwright turned Tony nominee for The Humans
A dark take on the family drama in the post-financial crisis era, The Humans has been one of the most critically raved-about plays on Broadway for years
February 2016
The Humans review – Thanksgiving tensions give rise to great drama
The pressures of family, work and keeping a roof over one’s head simmer slowly in this superbly acted play about a beleagered family meeting in a tumbledown apartment
May 2015
Saoirse Ronan and Annette Bening to take flight in The Seagull adaptation
Chekhov’s classic play is to be given a fresh treatment by Tony award-winning director Michael Mayer
