Octagon, BoltonSarah Brigham's new production is beautifully designed but struggles to capture the drama's claustrophobic tension Before it got into the hands of readers, John Steinbeck's 1937 novella Of Mice and Men first got into the jaws of the author's dog. The dog would find less to get its teeth into with this muted theatre adaptation. A pair of itinerant friends find work at a ranch in the Great Depression-era…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:36AM on March 30, 2025