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Should a playwright have the final say over a production? by Lyn Gardner

The case of a disgruntled Australian playwright throws up the fascinating question of who's really in charge of a show Last week I went to a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream at London's St James theatre. It was by no means great, but it was high-spirited fun with a contemporary setting. Staged at lunchtime, the performance was only around 50 minutes long; it probably included about a third of Shakespeare's scr…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:43AM on July 25, 2013

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