Jacobean tragedy meets ‘Dynasty’ in this agreeably fabulous take on Thomas Middleton's gorefest...This is an audacious take on ‘Women Beware Women’, but it loses its nerve at the end...'
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Unfortunately, Amy Hodge’s Eighties-set revival repeatedly misfires, particularly in the labyrinthine first half. It’s by turns gimmicky, arch and silly...It’s a waste to play the whole thing for laughs.'
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Thomas Middleton’s play seems perfect for the #MeToo era, but this over-stylised production misses the mark.'
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In our current political moment...this play ought to be right on the money. Such a shame that, in a production lacking focus, precision and potency, none of its sordid cruelties really seem to matter.'
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While the production is not short of over-the-top pleasures, in this condensed version some of the subplots feels truncated and rushed...it seems to run out of steam.'
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The final tableau is more farce than horror, as reflects a production that never leaves you feeling as soured as it ought.'
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This raunchy, gleefully cynical production takes one of Thomas Middleton’s most famous tragedies and turns it into a Netflix-worthy dark comedy...a tart, wittily toxic two and a half hours.'
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Despite some dramatic moments peeking through, the effect of this stylised production leads to an ending peppered with stifled laughter... This production is most definitely style over substance...'
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