Olivier, LondonIt was originally to have been The Count of Monte Cristo in the Olivier this Yule but instead we get a revival of Pinero's 1885 farce. I have no complaints about that since I have great respect for the play; which is more, I feel, than could be said for director Timothy Sheader who gives us a gussied-up, semi-musicalised version that suggests a lack of confidence in the original.But I don't feel Pinero…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:26PM on November 21, 2012