Well, it would appear that the London West End Battle of the Spoofs (LWEBOTS for short) is over. The Hound of the Baskervilles is closing a month early, while The 39 Steps extends its London run and also undergoes a transplantation to Boston (that's the United States, not Lincolnshire) and thenceforth to Broadway (that's New York City, not Splott).( Read more... )

Does anyone actually think that a musical version of the Lord of the Rings will actually be a hit? Regardless of the recent bad luck, who is going to fork out good money to see Frodo, Gandalf and the Witch-King engaging in delightful ballads about Mordor? The hardcore Tolkien fans are, with the exception of the filkers and prog-rock, keep their ( Read more... )