English is gloriously absent at the Avignon festival " and, despite my French not being up to much, I found myself wondering if it matteredHow much can you get out of a play if it's performed in a language you don't understand? This question was very much on my mind at the Avignon festival in the south of France. It was my first time at this large-scale, artistically ambitious arts shindig, which bears similarities …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:45AM on July 26, 2011