The odd couple
While Broadway is socking London with gutsy acting, the West End is bringing greater rigour to the New York stage
FROM the headlines about Hollywood actors performing on the London stage, it would be easy to conclude that the relationship was one way—in short, that American film stars stream over to the West End to give its box office a boost. If truth be told, the flow is two way—and has been so for quite a while. What has changed of late, however, is the pace of the exchange. The recent headlines about American stars taking over the London stage obscures a much more symbiotic relationship between Broadway and the West End that's rooted as much in an exchange of ideas and material as in talent alone.
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