Nottingham PlayhouseThis 'theatre poem' by the Australian dramatist Tom Wright lacks drama under Stephen Bailey's direction An electric-guitar wielding narrator, dressed in black leather, declares: "The word normal was invented in the 19th century… not how things are, but how they should be." Joseph Merrick's father drunkenly informs his son that he does not fit this "age of sameness". Merrick (1862-1890) endured a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:55AM on October 8, 2023