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Sat 08 Aug 2010Druid works its magic, but not every show can cast a spell
The fate of a play at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the theatre world’s great leveller, is a bit of a lottery. Druid’s luck keeps on coming, but how are other companies faring?
FOR FOUR FRAZZLED suitors skidding around a drained swimming pool in anxious competition there is only one prize worth winning. In Enda Walsh’s new play, given a striking production by Druid Theatre Company, that prize is Penelope, whose elusive affections will not only bring wealth and status but also guarantee the victor’s survival. Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the world’s largest arts festival, has a prize that can bring similar rewards – and this week Penelopereceived it.
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