West Yorkshire Playhouse, LeedsPanned on its release in 1980, this comedy of working-class northern life remains unconvincingAlan Bennett's play about a family in an about to be demolished back-to-back street in Leeds flopped in 1980. Its revival, almost 30 years later, made it a runaway hit. So, is it good or is it not? James Brining's new production for West Yorkshire Playhouse leaves the answer hanging i…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PM on May 24, 2014