Top director Ivo van Hove makes an uneven National Theatre debutTheatre conventions are a funny thing. Today, it's actually quite difficult to see a modern classic dressed in the clothes and performed on the set of its specific historical period. It has to be in contemporary dress. And in a contemporary setting. It's almost as if producers and directors no longer trust audiences to use their imaginations " poor publi…
SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 06:24PM on December 12, 2016