Absolutely not, says adaptation advocate OLI THICKNESSE, whilst Shakespeare purist LAURENCE TENNANT thinks if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it…
For all its visual flamboyance, Baz Luhrmann’s adaptation is far too reverential to its source material, writes ALEX KEMP.
PETER LEGGATT Calls for a plague on one specific house: “This play has a lot in common with a terrible, terrible night at Cindies”