A new play...(but same old...?)

[victoriavandal.livejournal.com]

Apparently, there's a new play coming on at the Globe Theatre (Southwark, London, re-creation of the Elizabethan theatre) in September called 'Liberty', which is going to be a verse adaptation of Anatole France's 'Les Dieux ont Soif'. I haven't read the book - from the reviews it sounded right-wing and dull - but there's an interview with the playwright on the Globe's website if anyone's interested: be prepared for some teeth grinding, as ever (sorry, I don't know how to do links!). It sounds like the usual 'revolution filtered through Buchner' approach - though at the same time it'll be quite interesting to see if it provokes any sort of debate when it comes out (it's playing for a month).