Review: The Duchess of Malfi (Arrant Knaves Theatre Company)
A classic of early English theatre, this tale of bloody revenge is imperfectly reimagined as Gothic horror.
Patricia Maunder has been an arts journalist since the 1990s, interviewing the likes of Sir Andrew Davis and Renée Fleming, and contributing to publications such as The Age and Opera (UK). Based in Melbourne, she’s passionate about opera, theatre and anything Baroque.
A classic of early English theatre, this tale of bloody revenge is imperfectly reimagined as Gothic horror.
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