Almeida, LondonLeo Butler's play follows a teenager adrift in cold, modern London, but its compassion is sometimes overwhelmed by a restless productionLeo Butler has attempted something tricky in this 75-minute play: to depict the plight of a jobless 17-year-old boy as he drifts helplessly through a day in London. There are distinct echoes of Georg Büchner's fragmented drama Woyzeck in the portrayal of the hero as a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:54AM on April 13, 2016