The Swan, Stratford-upon-AvonWith its blend of party hats, pop music, pomp and circumstance and latex balloons, Maria Aberg's production of this unloved play is certainly never dull. But while I welcome its cynical, modern take on power politics and have no problem with its casting of women in two pivotal male roles, I feel there are times when Aberg's hunger for innovation dwindles into idiocy.Pippa Nixon's Bastard,…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:42PM on April 20, 2012