latimes.com: "OK, 'new' is probably not the most accurate way to describe Friedrich Schiller's late 18th century domestic tragedy 'Luise Miller,' superlativelybrought to life at the Donmar Warehouse. Nor is there anything contemporary about Henrik Ibsen's epic closet drama 'Emperor and Galilean,' bravely being assayed at the National Theatre, where a powerhouse hit has improbably sprung from Carlo Goldoni's 1746 comedy 'The Servant of Two Masters,' reworked by Richard Bean into the British romp 'One Man, Two Guvnors.'"
Monday, July 11, 2011
Critic's Notebook: London stage revivals of old plays hold meaning for modern audiences
latimes.com: "OK, 'new' is probably not the most accurate way to describe Friedrich Schiller's late 18th century domestic tragedy 'Luise Miller,' superlativelybrought to life at the Donmar Warehouse. Nor is there anything contemporary about Henrik Ibsen's epic closet drama 'Emperor and Galilean,' bravely being assayed at the National Theatre, where a powerhouse hit has improbably sprung from Carlo Goldoni's 1746 comedy 'The Servant of Two Masters,' reworked by Richard Bean into the British romp 'One Man, Two Guvnors.'"
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