(Michael Billington’s article appeared in the Guardian, 6/8.)
Either because of a paucity of good new plays or an urge to rediscover the recent past, this is proving to be a summer of revivals. Now it is the turn of Arnold Wesker, whose 1958 play, the first part of a theatrical triptych, comes back to the Royal Court in triumph. It reminds us of Wesker's rare gift for generating strong emotion while encompassing big ideas.