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‘Breathing new life into a classic’: DEATH OF A SALESMAN – Young Vic

In London theatre, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews by Emily GarsideLeave a Comment

For anyone who has been under a rock for the last couple of years in London theatre, this stripping back to the essence of a classic is one of Marianne Elliott’s (many) talents. And here with Death of a Salesman, with co-director Miranda Cromwell, the play is written again from the ground up. Without changing a word.

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‘It’s more than enough that this eye-opening production exists at all’: DEATH OF A SALESMAN – Young Vic

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews, Sticky by Maryam PhilpottLeave a Comment

It’s Marianne Elliott’s impressionistic approach that yields considerable insight into the themes of Death of a Salesman, the characters’ attachment to material possessions as indicators of success, and most especially to the physical home that contains their family history, which they have spent decades slowly paying-off.