Puppet Kafka

In my review of Drama of Works' production of the new work, Puppet Kafka, I discuss the inherent strengths and problems with the idea of adapting Franz Kafka's stories with a cast of puppets. Mixing narratives from The Penal Colony, The Trial, Metamorphosis and the author's life, Puppet Kafka has some inspired characters and scenes, but on the whole never manages to recover the momentum lost every time actors and puppets must move awkwardly through the play's precious (though beautiful) stage and set. Read the whole review here.