Riverside Studios, London: This production, by new company Orangutan, drags the Bard into the modern era by pairing the original text with a film noir-style backdrop. The story of jealousy, murder, betrayal and archetypical female roles fits surprisingly well. Less seamless is the fusion of 17th-century lyrical dialogue with a genre of moviemaking famed for its low-key understatement. In trying to marry the two toget…
SOURCE: The Stage at 05:18AM on January 20, 2014