Royal Exchange, ManchesterSimon Armitage's modern mastery of Homer is impressive even if Lily Cole's Helen is not but this production lacks a personal touch You have to admire the skill and audacity of Simon Armitage in compressing Homer's Iliad into a three-hour play. But while I'd recommend seeing the production either in Manchester or on its move to Shakespeare's Globe, it feels more like a finely written dramati…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:32AM on May 14, 2014