New Vic, Newcastle-under-LymeThe great Staffordshire writer's novel loses too much of its spirit in a plodding adaptationDespite his eagerness to escape the Staffordshire Potteries, Arnold Bennett is best remembered for the smoky industrial towns he preserved in prose. The New Vic's adaptation of one of his better-known works is a celebration of this local literary heritage, coinciding with the 150th anniversary of B…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:42AM on June 1, 2017