Arcola Theatre, London: The title of Sweet Smell of Success, a 2002 Broadway musical based on the eponymous novella and 1957 film, is just one of many ironies that pour out from the stage as well as this show's own history. Far from being a sweet success, the original production - directed by Nicholas Hytner in his last freelance outing before taking on the running of the National Theatre - was a fast flop, runn…
SOURCE: The Stage at 05:39AM on November 15, 2012