Union, LondonThis is by no means a travesty of a great drama, but the heartbeat of Federico GarcÃa Lorca's final play " written shortly before he was shot by the nationalist militia in 1936 during the Spanish civil war " only flutters in Michael John LaChiusa's folk- and flamenco-influenced musical. It's a pity: Katherine Hare's cleverly claustrophobic staging is often enjoyable, and there is potential in the stor…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:20PM on August 31, 2011