Theatre review: Ophelia is Also Dead, theSpace @ Niddry Street, Edinburgh
Ophelia is Also Dead, theSpace @ Niddry Street, Edinburgh * *
It reinvents Ophelia, the potential wife of Hamlet, as a lead character attempting to force her way to the fore and atone for her ‘throwaway’ death. Yet the ensemble work is over-busy and seems designed to give everyone something to do, while the apparent fusion of character and imagined performer in one person – with contemporary dialogue and references slipped in and out of, including a bizarre appearance by Morrissey – is confusing.
Until 24 August
David Pollock