The Swan Theatre, Stratford Upon Avon March-September 2015
Directed by Justin Audibert
Lighting by Oliver Fenwick
Photographs by Ellie Kurttz
Audibert conjures up the factions brilliantly with the help of Jonathan Girling’s music and Lily Arnold’s design. Susannah Clapp, The Observer ****
A dedicated, beautifully-costumed company take the play along at a terrific pace. Birmingham Post *****
Lily Arnold’s effective set is simple: solid stone steps lead down to a flagged floor in which is set a trap covered by an iron grille. A rectangular basin of water suggests purity and is useful for enforced baptism and ritual cleansing. In contrast, the period costumes are sumptuous, many in glowing greens, reds and purples, the Turks in elaborate turbans and upturned shoes. The Stage
