National, LondonThis is an odd evening: one in which Brian Cox gives us a dramatised reading of Vladimir Nabokov's novel in a potted, two-hour version by Richard Nelson. It prompts two questions. How viable is Nabokov's book at a time when we are all too aware of recent, hideous cases of kidnapped girls? And is this the best way of adapting it for the stage?Nabokov's 1955 book remains for me a masterpiece. In recount…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:42AM on May 7, 2018