A Noise Within is rounding out the last few weeks of 2010 with Neil Bartlett’s stage adaptation of Great Expectations. Bartlett’s rehashing of the pithy Charles Dickens classic is a threadbare blitz of plot snapshots flanked by a blaring Greek chorus. This progressive presentation rapidly undulates with graceful visual gratification and an outstanding performance from Los Angeles stage newcomer Jason Dechert. more ›

Sometimes too much holiday cheer is a very, very bad thing. Especially the liquid kind. Hence, the lateness of today's column. But here's the down and dirty on what's happening around town tonight: more ›

At 87, esteemed American author Ray Bradbury is in the twilight of his life – and his latest play Green Town serves as an homage to his childhood -- with the requisite Bradbury twists, of course. more ›

Writer Janet Dulin Jones has been working on a screenplay, now a play, about the life of Charles Dickens since 1990. Director and co-writer Paul Lazarus has worked with her for the past 3 years. Now they've collaborated with the Antaeus Company, Los Angeles's classical theatre ensemble () to bring Dickens to the stage. This weekend, for five performances only, Los Angeles audiences finally get a chance to sneak a look at this mysterious story - an tale of Dickens' own life and his investigations of murder, treachery, and skullduggery in 1830s London. more ›