On a stage which is pre-set to look like the backstage of any modern theatre, complete with lowered lighting-rig and blacked-out floors, the current production playing at the Lyttelton space, begins very much as it ends. During the intervening hours however, and despite the minimal set, the stage is a very busy place indeed, reflective of the Dickensian period’s hustle and bustle and especially the districts and people who live closest to the river.
Brandon Grace (Charley Hexam), Ellie-May Sheridan (Jenny Wren) and Scott Karim (Bradley Headstone) in London Tide at the National Theatre. © Marc Brenner.
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