While Kafka specifically declined to indicate exactly what kind of creature Gregor Samsa becomes in his horrific overnight transformation, translators of the novella have gone for a variety of options: bug, beetle, cockroach or vermin. In this stage version, there is no attempt to imitate the appearance of any insect by means of costume or make-up; instead GÃsli Örn Garðarsson uses his gymnastic skills…
SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 04:21AM on January 22, 2013