Frank Hunter

Review: SUMMER 1954, Theatre Royal Bath

Siân Phillips steals the evening in Theatre Royal Bath's twin-bill tribute to Terence Rattigan's one-act plays: lesser-known Table Number Seven, and The Browning Version ­– hailed by critics as 'a 70-minute masterpiece' when first performed at London's Phoenix Theatre in 1948.

THE BROWNING VERSION Will Be Performed by The Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company in August

The cast is made up of all RADA graduates with Branagh playing Andrew Crocker-Harris. He will be joined by Kemi Awoderu (Taplow), Joseph Kloska (Frank Hunter), Lolita Chakrabarti (Millie Crocker-Harris), Wendy Kweh (Dr Frobisher), Victor Alli (Peter Gilbert) and Sarah Eve (Mrs Gilbert).

BWW Reviews: World Premiere Comedy IT'S THE BIZ Pokes Fun at Hollywood in the 80's

Nearly everyone who lives in Los Angeles is fascinated with the entertainment industry and wants to somehow be a part of it. To the outsider, show business is the sexiest, most glamorous of pursuits. For those whom working within the Industry is an everyday, workaday reality, there is quite another perspective of the craziness the pursuit of fame and fortune, financing and distribution, can bring.

TOMORROW Extends Through May 5 at Skylight Theatre Complex

Now at the forefront of play development and producing new works, three award-winning theaters have joined forces for the first time. The beneficies are Los Angeles theatre audiences able to see this World Premiere staging of Donald Freed's new play, Tomorrow. Damian Cruden (Artistic Director from England's York Royal Theatre) directs a stellar cast, which includes Salome Jens, Kevin Quinn, and Jenn Robbins. Tomorrow runs at the Skylight Theatre Complex through May 5, 2013.