John Osborne

Fact, Fiction and the Theater: Truth Is, We Prefer Lies

As I was saying, I don’t go to Oprah Winfrey for the truth. I go to the theater instead.  read more »

Fact, Fiction and the Theater: Truth Is, We Prefer Lies

John Osborne.
George Stroud
John Osborne.

As I was saying, I don’t go to Oprah Winfrey for the truth. I go to the theater instead.  read more »

Memories of Arthur Miller: Take-Out, TV and Olivier

Perhaps we all felt we knew Arthur Miller, for to know a man's plays is to be on friendly terms with  read more »

Oh, Just Hang Him! Angry Men, Sin-But No Drama

How can you change the entire meaning of a play by adding one word?  read more »

Welcome to the Mad-Dog House, Thomas McCormack

Have you any idea, I wonder, how insane people are who write plays?  read more »

It's Open War on Critics! Or At Least It Ought to Be

When it comes to critics, I'm with Nathan Lane. Then again, I'm not. Mr.  read more »

John Osborne's Look Back Has Had Happier Birthdays

Could you name, I wonder, the one play in the history of theater that has a birthday?When was Hamlet  read more »

Crazy Eddie's Back! Plunge Goes Down Badly

Is it already a year since I wrote that Eddie Izzard is the funniest man on earth and possibly elsew  read more »