The Duchess of Malfi, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, London
Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, London: It quickly becomes clear why Dominic Dromgoole has picked John Webster's tragedy to open the first season in Shakespeare's Globe's new indoor performance space, the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse. It's a play that descends from light into dark - emotionally, spiritually, and physically. As such, it emphasises the strengths of this new theatre, in which light - or the lack…