Orpheus Descending, Royal Exchange, Manchester
Royal Exchange, Manchester: With his tales of drawling southern belles, thwarted passions and mental fragility, you know what you're getting with Tennessee Williams. All of which makes the little-performed Orpheus Descending such a refreshing surprise. Because as well as all those expected ingredients, this gothic horror-tinged 1957 gem also reveals a playfully anarchic side to the bard of the American Deep Sout…