New adaptation of Rebecca is visually haunting, but misses the core tensions of the original story
- Written by Sarah Austin, Senior Lecturer in Theatre, The University of Melbourne
Pia JohnsonMelbourne Theatre Company’s (MTC) latest offering is a striking adaptation of the 1938 gothic novel Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier.
Like Alfred Hitchcock’s 1940 film, the story follows a young woman who marries a widower, Maxim de Winter, and relocates to his grand ancestral estate of Manderley – only to be haunted by...
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