Olivier, LondonThe first fruit of the National's new community theatre programme was a richly sung version with brilliant performances from a cast of hundreds Has the National Theatre ever felt as open, compassionate and heartfelt as this? Pericles can be one of Shakespeare's more difficult plays, notoriously uneven and elusive, but this musical adaptation is a joy. It is the first production in the National Theatre'…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:33AM on August 30, 2018