New drama about our desire for a simpler life is intriguing, but flawedThe beauty of the past is that it's a foreign country, and you don't need a visa to visit it. With the free movement of the imagination you can conjure up life as it might have once been experienced. You can even join a re-enactment society. In the theatre, the evocation of a pre-industrial landscape has a noble lineage, with outstanding examples …
SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 03:12AM on November 17, 2016