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The Duchess of Malfi review " revenge tragedy goes hard on the humour by Emma John

Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, LondonToxic masculinity rears its head in Rachel Bagshaw's Globe debut which proves less interested in horror effects than the characters' emotional journeys John Webster wrote The Duchess of Malfi to be performed in a candlelit, Jacobean theatre. In other words, this 17th-century revenge tragedy is ready-made for the shadowy space of the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, complete with scenes that tak…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:12AM on March 1, 2024

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