Behind the Beautiful Forevers , Olivier, National, London
Olivier, National, London: David Hare delivers an impressive dramatic reconstruction of Katherine Boo's painstakingly detailed account of life in a Mumbai slum where hordes of families jostle for a living, either by collecting bits of discarded plastic or metal or (far more lucratively) using the system of an increasingly prosperous, modernising nation to siphon off grants. Read the full review