Shallow in its cartoonish whizz through the tergiversations of a troubled reign, hugely energetic in its language and structure, Marlowe's horrible history is never less than compelling and challenging at the National. It may have found its best match yet in the collapsible bric-Ã -brac pageantry of Joe Hill-Gibbins' vivid, in-your-face production.read more
SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 03:06AM on September 5, 2013