Well, maybe it is great, after all. Am still in a bit of a fanboy daze about Arcadia, Tom Stoppard's 1993 play which has just received its first major London revival. I was asked to write something in advance about its claims to be a 'great' play, and had to confess that I was uneasy about the term. Greatness, especially in theatre, is a mutable concept: each age takes what it needs from the past, … [Read more...]
David Jays on theatre and dance
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