Donmar, London; Yvonne Arnaud, GuildfordJosie Rourke has chosen well. Her first production as artistic director of the Donmar marks a departure for the theatre that, under Sam Mendes and Michael Grandage, became a beacon for the off-West End: this is the first time the Donmar has staged a Restoration drama. Yet The Recruiting Officer also has an inaugurating history: it was the first play to be produced in Australia,…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PM on February 18, 2012