Ben Hur review " more panto than Pinter by Susannah Clapp

Tricycle, LondonPatrick Barlow follows up his hit adaptation of The 39 Steps with a pocket-sized interpretation of the 50s biblical film epicPatrick Barlow's adaptation of The 39 Steps, at the Tricycle and then the Criterion, was one of the most welcome box-office hits of the past 10 years. The pocket-sized show was both trad and surprisingly innovative, a homage and a spoof. It suggested the tweedy excitement of Joh…

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