Tonypandemonium, National Theatre Wales
Henry James said, "Realism is what in some shape or form we might encounter, whereas Romanticism is something we will never encounter." The 19th-century Realists believed that "ordinary people" were "fit to be endowed" with the greatness of imaginative writing. Rachel Trezise's first stage play, Tonypandemonium, an attempt at kitchen sink par excellence, understands James' definition; unfortunately it does not seem t…