Northern Lights.(Hedda Gabler)(Dance of Death)(Review)

From: The Nation | Date: November 19, 2001| Author: ROCAMORA, CAROL | Copyright information

HEDDA GABLER * DANCE OF DEATH

"There's something about this place that is toxic," says the timid guest, cowering on the threshold. Can you blame him? He stands at the door to the dangerous domain of the Dance of Death, and whoever dares to enter had better be prepared for a terrifying tango. Strindberg's poisonous portrait of a marriage is now enjoying (if that's the word) its 100th birthday in a searing New York revival at the Broadhurst Theatre, with Ian McKellen and H...

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