The Years review " Annie Ernaux's faint-inducing masterpiece roars into devastating life
Almeida theatre, LondonEline Arbo's profound but playful adaptation celebrates the multitudes contained within a single life, as big history is embodied by womanhood " including Romola Garai's shatteringly raw abortion scene This adaptation of Annie Ernaux's life-spanning novel had already caused a stir before opening night for featuring a 1960s backstreet abortion. Some audience members, mostly men, had fainted. Tha…