Drama has never been central to "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory." Roald Dahl's story and the two so-so movie versions used vivid prose or super-saturated-color visuals to disguise the lack of tension. Onstage in Sam Mendes's production, its absence is everywhere apparent. Mark Thompson's all-stops-out design keeps diverting attention from the all-pervasive problem, but both... Read more »
SOURCE: Variety at 08:44PM on June 25, 2013