| I think it’s a good article. But I find the idea that Daniel Fish’s production was the first to dig into the vein of violence in the musical to be a bit too self-regarding. There was Trevor Nunn’s production which was one of steadily mounting dread and violence. And I would guess there were others. The violence is in the material, it’s not as if it needs to be excavated. I’d be curious to know what the original stage production felt like, my guess is it would have had a more matter of fact acceptance of the violence in the world of the story that brought a bit of sobering reality to the texture of the musical. |
