Life Is a Dream review " profound play messes merrily with reality
Barbican, LondonCheek By Jowl's Spanish-language version of the surreal 1635 classic fuses dreamlike garishness with bizarre slapstick Pedro Calderón de la Barca's 1635 verse play interrogating power and the divine right of kings is given a surrealist makeover in this modern version by Declan Donnellan and Nick Ormerod. A Spanish-language co-production from Cheek By Jowl, CompañÃa Nacional de Teatro Clási…