![]() ![]() Tormented by long gone promises of greatness, he becomes preoccupied by the idea of death. With two grown up sons and a mortgage that's almost paid off, Willie is caught between domestic duty and bitter disappointment. We see him aged 60, prematurely exhausted from years of selling. But under his sensitive direction, and thanks to astounding performances, the characters are so alive and compelling that the demise of travelling salesman Willie Loman has fresh resonance. While Van Hove put physiological intensity in the spotlight with a filmic dislocation, Doran's production is faithful to spirit and time of Miller's script. ![]() First there was Ivo Van Hove's visionary reworking of A View from a Bridge (which finished its West End run in April) and now the RSC's Gregory Doran has brought his production of Death of a Salesman to London after it caused a stir in Stratford. In the centenary year of his birth, American playwright Arthur Miller is as pertinent as ever with two stunning revivals on the London stage.
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