Review: ANNA KARENINA at Bristol Old Vic
★★★★☆ Cleverly staged, visually striking and nimbly directed by Polina Kalinina, there is much to admire in this reimagining of Tolstoy’s weighty masterpiece.
Read MorePosted by Mike Whitton | 9 Jun 2023
★★★★☆ Cleverly staged, visually striking and nimbly directed by Polina Kalinina, there is much to admire in this reimagining of Tolstoy’s weighty masterpiece.
Read MorePosted by Mike Whitton | 27 May 2023
★★★★☆ Deftly delivered shifts in mood ensure that there is as much emphasis on poignant reflection as there is on laughter.
Read MorePosted by Mike Whitton | 24 May 2023
★★★★☆ There is much to enjoy, both in the wittiness of the writing and in the actors’ adroit depictions of two giants of literature caught in a tragi-comic existential crisis.
Read MorePosted by Mike Whitton | 18 May 2023
★★★★☆ Thought provoking and clearly driven by an intense awareness of social injustice, the writing frequently carries considerable emotional heft.
Read MorePosted by Mike Whitton | 27 Apr 2023
★★☆☆☆ The universal conflict of good versus evil has been reduced to the banal level of a domestic quarrel.
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