A cruel world looms just beyond the boundaries of "The Associate," the Simon Bent play that has arrived in just time to assert itself as the prickliest comedy of London's late-summer theater season.

John Grisham's book "The Associate" is hitting the big screen with Zac Efron as its star. The 26-year-old actor also produce a big-screen adaptation of Grisham's 2009 legal thriller, according to The ...