Polka, LondonThis retelling is neatly done, with wonderful set design and acute observations of a timid sister transformed by misfortuneBelle is not brave. She's afraid of spiders, even little ones. Her sister, Cassandra, thinks that Belle is afraid of life itself. She may well be right: this Belle is a bit of a drip. But when the sisters' merchant father, Godwin, loses his ships and his fortune at sea, and Cassandra…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:51AM on January 6, 2016