The week in theatre: Summer and Smoke; Macbeth " review by Susannah Clapp

Almeida; Olivier, LondonPatsy Ferran shows her dramatic range in a Tennessee Williams revival, but Rory Kinnear's Macbeth is one-dimensionalSummer and Smoke must make Rebecca Frecknall's name as a director. Her extraordinary production redeems a seldom-seen play by Tennessee Williams. It also irradiates Williams's gifts: his lyricism and wildness " and his strangeness.It is from the beginning a revelation. No su…

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