I was 16 when I became obsessed with Look Back in Anger. Now, in a double bill with Roots at the Almeida, both dramas' eternal truths are clear John Osborne and Arnold Wesker had a lot in common. Both enjoyed early success rarely matched later on. Both were nurtured by London's Royal Court theatre (although it was the Belgrade, Coventry, that premiered what became known as the Wesker Trilogy). Both had a combative at…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:36AM on October 4, 2024