As a cultural critique, much of the spark that made "The Misanthrope" work in the seventeenth century is extinguished. This is partly because Martin Crimp's decision to emigrate Moliere’s French aristocracy to a British paparazzi-level glamour circle, while visually appealing, doesn't offer much meat apart from some light humor. After all, celebrity culture is already a farce. […]
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 10:00AM on April 13, 2016