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The week in theatre: Allelujah!; The Lehman Trilogy; A Monster Calls " review by Susannah Clapp

Bridge; Lyttelton; Old Vic, LondonAlan Bennett is on song " and on the attack. Plus, an epic tale of capitalist catastrophe and a tale of grief that overwhelms"I am," says Alan Bennett, "a thwarted preacher." Thwarted, presumably, as much by irony as by lack of faith. But just because someone is funny doesn't mean they're only joking. Nor does melancholy necessarily drive out anger. The title of Bennett's new play, A…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:04AM on July 22, 2018

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