Young Vic, LondonThe Atonement director presents the story of the astronomer with a kaleidoscopic theatricality that increasingly detracts from Brecht's textIt is a sign of Bertolt Brecht's vitality that his plays, like Shakespeare's, are constantly reimagined. That doesn't mean, however, that all approaches are equally valid. While Joe Wright brings to Brecht's masterwork the same prodigal inventiveness he displayed…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:18AM on May 17, 2017