Nottingham PlayhouseWith excellent performances, Tom Wright's play about the man who became a Victorian freakshow attraction is an at times uneasy mix of circus and polemic Entrances don't get much bigger. First there are four circus barkers, all scarlet jackets and hyperbole. Then the curtain draws back to reveal a storm of dry ice and an electric guitarist grinding out power chords. A container revolves, the door p…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:49AM on September 21, 2023