Arena (1975)

Theatre: Hands Off the Classics (1977x40)

: 09, 1977

Messing around with the classics has a long and honoured history. Nevertheless a fascinating and vitriolic debate is now raging over the border line between interpretation and vandalism. Tonight's extended edition of Arena looks at the issues behind this debate and the great productions of the last 20 years, to find out whether it is ever possible to keep our "hands off the classics."