Too Beautiful to be Brief
Making my way to the Empire Cinema on Haymarket, I had mixed feelings about reviewing Emma Rice's adaptation of Brief Encounter. I wondered how the cinema could be made to set the scene for one of Noel Coward's most well-known productions, and whether it would capture the ambience and atmosphere that a theatre holds. Â All of my questions and many more were answered, leaving me in no doubt that this is a piece of t…