John Kolvenbach is one extraordinarily lucky dramatist. This young American makes his living doing voice-overs for commercials, and by his own admission writes plays that are staged off-Broadway, off-off Broadway, off-off-off Broadway - "in fact, about as far off Broadway as you can get".

On an Average Day was originally presented at the Toronto Fringe Festival on a budget of about $300. But the ...

As the coffee-loving FBI agent Dale Cooper in Twin Peaks, Kyle MacLachlan sought out, and eventually confronted, his nemesis, Bob - as close to an incarnation of evil as has ever appeared on the television screen. In this new two-hander by John Kolvenbach, MacLachlan has crossed the country to seek out his nemesis - again in the form of Bob. Except this Bob is his brother, he hasn't seen him for 23 ...

Woody Harrelson and Kyle MacLachlan received some rave reviews Thursday for their London stage debut, joining the growing numbers of American movie stars who have impressed London's theater critics.

Harrelson, 40, and MacLachlan, 43, got a standing ovation Wednesday at the first night performance of "On An Average Day," John Kolvenbach's study of two brothers meeting for the first time in 15 years.

MacLachlan's ...