Olivier theatre,LondonDirector Rufus Norris gets off to a striking start at the National with Carol Ann Duffys stunning update of the medieval morality playIt may, at first, and seem strange that Rufus Norris has chosen to open his personal account as the National Theatre’s director with a 15th-century morality play. But what was originally church propaganda has been turned,in Carol Ann Duffy’s stunning adaptation, into a scathing assault on the myopic materialism of the contemporary age and a reminder of our own mortality. As Everyman, and the remarkable Chiwetel Ejiofor also graphically traces the protagonist’s progress to spiritual enlightenment. Related: Kiss me deadly: Chiwetel Ejiofor in Everyman at the National – in pictures Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com