The Swan, Stratford-upon-AvonPrasanna Puwanarajah's edge-of-the-seat revival of Thomas Otway's 1682 tragedy looks like Blade Runner but deals in age-old themes of hypocrisy, corruption and ego It seems crazy that Thomas Otway's once popular 1682 tragedy has not had a major revival in 35 years. It proves to be gripping, edge-of-the-seat stuff in this dark, brooding modern-dress production that its director, Prasanna …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:42AM on May 31, 2019