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Tipping the Velvet review " Sarah Waters' novel staged with wit and style by Michael Billington

Lyric Hammersmith, LondonPerformed by a fine ensemble, this adaptation of the picaresque novel is a good night out and a rousing tribute to feminist principlesLaura Wade's adaptation of Sarah Waters' 1998 novel has a big heart, offers a feminist message and is staged by Lyndsey Turner with a witty inventiveness that makes up for her Barbican Hamlet. But it is possible to have too much of a good thing and, after three…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:14AM on September 29, 2015

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