Royal and Derngate, NorthamptonLaurie Sansom's tenure at Northampton began with Sondheim's great masterpiece of middle-age regret, Follies. For his leave-taking (Samson is soon off to run the National Theatre of Scotland), he has chosen another story of squandered dreams and mid-life crisis. One might say it is been a journey from the sublime to the ridiculous.There may be scurrilous reference to Joan Bakewell, but t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:38PM on February 12, 2013