Trafalgar theatre, London Zinnie Harris's version of the Jacobean play makes potent points about power but is hamstrung by an overbearing production John Webster's revenge tragedy contains a terrible timelessness. To modernise this story of a woman who refuses to be submissive and is killed by her brothers for it is to highlight the eternal relevance of male domestic violence, even against a figure as powerful as Web…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:12PM on October 16, 2024