Kenneth Tynan on Spring Awakening: the sexual revolution's canny precursor
In this extract originally published in the Observer on 12 May 1963, Tynan applauds the play's sexual frankness " sorely needed given the circumstances of the productionMiddle-class loveDesmond T O'Donovan's production of Wedekind's Spring Awakening (Royal Court), widely praised when it was first presented three weeks ago, was repeated last Sunday. I found it sluggish at times and tentative, as if the cast had failed…