Hampstead theatre, LondonFenella Woolgar excels in an adaptation of Patrick Hamilton's wartime tale that doesn't quite capture the novel's subtletiesEmbarrassment and anxiety shiver through The Slaves of Solitude, Nicholas Wright's adaptation of Patrick Hamilton's 1947 novel. Don't they shiver through most people's lives? Hamilton is often called a "minor" writer, but I think there is some snobbery in that. True, he …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:24AM on November 5, 2017