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Catch-22 review Joseph Heller's theatre of the absurd by Lyn Gardner

Northern Stage, Newcastle upon TyneThere are some wonderful splintered moments in this staging of Heller's own adaptation of his satirical novelYossarian is trapped in a nightmare with no end. He's flying bombing missions during the second world war from a US military base off the coast of Italy. Each time he gets close to the required number of flights to be sent home, his base commander raises the total. Yossarian …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:09AM on April 25, 2014

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