American classics are currently getting a theatrical makeover. We've seen A View From the Bridge played as spartan Greek tragedy and The Crucible as a visceral study of a racked community.
Now Benedict Andrews, responsible for a startling Young Vic Three Sisters, gives Tennessee Williams's play a radical new twist; and, while there is loss as well as gain, there's no doubt that Gillian Anderson gives a stellar performance as Blanche DuBois.
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