National Theatre, LondonWith its heavy mood and gnomic song lyrics, this updated reimaging of Our Mutual Friend is like a 19th-century noir Period drama is given some sharp edges in this adaptation of Charles Dickens' last completed novel, Our Mutual Friend, set to a plangent soundtrack by PJ Harvey. The result is a dose of Dickens, and Harvey, as never seen or heard before. There might be some dissonance in their un…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:06AM on April 18, 2024