Birdsong review " uneven Sebastian Faulks adaptation
Theatre Royal, YorkAlastair Whatley introduces awkward notes of absurdity and farce into this version of the Faulks novel " though there are some fine performancesThe first world war was a long, morale-sapping and ultimately fruitless campaign. So, too, has been Rachel Wagstaff's endeavour to give Sebastian Faulks's novel dramatic form. Her adaptation first appeared four years ago in a production at the Comedy theatr…