Carousel is a visually-striking update of Rodgers and Hammerstein musical – review
The classic musical has been refreshed and updated in a new production at the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, directed by Timothy Sheader. Carousel is a tricky musical to stage in the present day. The story and relationships that it presents are not just extremely outdated but actually pretty unpleasant to watch – seeing the toxic masculinity exhibited by the male leads, and the way it’s largely accepted by the female characters feels uncomfortable, especially coming out of a lockdown where we know that levels of domestic violence have been…
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