As the director of 2012's Brighton festival, Vanessa Redgrave hopes to save the Earth, fix the economy and uncover the real origins of the Arab spring. So why does Michael Billington think her firebrand days are over?Great actor, pity about the politics. That, for decades, has been the stock response to Vanessa Redgrave. But it always struck me as nonsense. The passion she displayed in her performances was insep…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:30PM on April 11, 2012