Fantastic Mr Fox review " brave take on Roald Dahl could be foxier
Nuffield, SouthamptonExpanding on Dahl's original cast of characters, the show leads us into interesting territory but loses its nerve and mixes its messagesIt's early morning. A barber shop quartet of happy birds are greeting the dawn with a song. Suddenly a farmer appears, there is a blast from a shotgun and the four birds fall off their perch. It's a murderously good beginning for Sam Holcroft's reimagined stage v…