Almeida theatre, LondonVictoria Hamilton is on breathtaking form as a grieving mother in the Doctor Foster writer's richly layered play inspired by Chekhov's The Cherry OrchardGardens often acquire a symbolic value in drama. Since the one in Mike Bartlett's fascinating, complex new play is called Albion, and is attached to a rambling Oxfordshire house, it is pretty clear we are watching is state-of-the-nation stuff. …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:54AM on October 18, 2017