Sheffield CrucibleThe effect of Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor slicing one another with lines as sharp as flensing knives in the 1966 film version of Edward Albee's 1962 play is still emotion-scouringly vivid. (Taylor, who died last week, won an Oscar for her performance.) Their coruscating exchanges seemed set to define the middle-aged, warring, married couple, George and Martha - whose names, borrowed from Pre…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:14AM on September 18, 2016