A Tale of Two Cities, Royal and Derngate Theatre, Northampton
Royal and Derngate Theatre, Northampton: This hugely handsome production of Dickens' classic is James Dacre's first here as artistic director. Mike Poulton's adaptation is a faithful one, the novel concentrated. Poulton has said that he's 'not a concept man' and his adaptation, while timely, leaves it to the audience to perceive just how much the period depicted speaks to current global …