Patrick Marber

Opening Nights: Balagan, the 5th, Seattle Shakes, PNB, and the Schmee

Notes on a Scandal

Opens at Guild 45 and other theaters, Fri., Jan. 5. Rated R. 98 minutes.

Asylum

Also: À Tout de Suite, This Divided State, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, My Date With Drew, 9 Songs, Red Eye, and Tropical Malady.

Four to Tango

Two couples, multiple infidelities, and countless lies: The math doesn't add up in Mike Nichols' latest male-female equation.

Guys'night in

Patrick Marber's ingenious new play gets dealt a winning hand.