Les Blancs Royal Exchange, ManchesterRating: **It is hard to imagine how Lorraine Hansberry's play, set in an African country under British colonial rule where the people are mounting an armed struggle for independence, could be staged with more aplomb than it is here. Equally, it is hard to imagine why anyone would want to stage this clunky, schematic play that offers debate but little drama. Hansberry, who is best …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:44PM on March 28, 2016