Dickens adaptation succumbs to the didacticMuch loved, yes. But Dickens's novel is probably little read by modern audiences and so a chance to see a new adaptation of this tale of discontent, riot and general mayhem set in the French revolution and spread across London and Paris in the late 1700s should be a genuine treat for theatregoers.
SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 08:04PM on July 16, 2017