
THEATRE REVIEW: Peter Gynt starring James McCardle at the National Theatre
WORTH A LOOK?: ***
WHERE? National Theatre RUNTIME: 215 minutes (including 2 intervals)
WHEN? 3/7, opens 9/7 and runs to 8/10/19
Peter Gynt is David Hare’s Scottish update of Henrik Ibsen’s 1867 play Peer Gynt which draws on a Norwegian fairy tale to examine the value of his hero’s life as we join him on his journey through it.
- Read on for reasons including why this marathon musical version of Peer Gynt fails to grip