Jermyn Street theatre, LondonThe cast's hard work can't save a confused script that struggles to mine comedy from a desperately sad story A gentle chuckle is never the aim of a great farce. But this rewriting of Flaubert's 19th-century novel rarely induces a proper belly laugh. With the script bogged down in overly apologetic exposition, it's never clear whether The Massive Tragedy of Madame Bovary! is making fun of …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:42AM on November 23, 2022