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Bakkhai review " Ben Whishaw and Bertie Carvel share the honours by Susannah Clapp

Almeida, LondonThere is tremor not terror " but tremendous acting " in James Macdonald's overly ingenious reworking of EuripidesOn the one hand Ben Whishaw. Wandlike " or thyrsos-like " swaying in a wispy beard and ankle-skimming yellow dress. On the other hand, Bertie Carvel. Crisp in a Cameron-like suit, and white shirt, hands in pockets, his stance is all casual confidence, but his face is ready to pucker into war…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 4:16am on August 2, 2015

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