The Human Voice review – Ruth Wilson fails to connect in Jean Cocteau’s tale of despair - The Guardian

Ivo van Hove’s production divests this drama of emotional power and momentum, keeping us at arm’s length

Jean Cocteaus 1930 play is a monologue disguised as a series of breakup phone calls in which we hear the anguish of a woman being left by her partner. Using the telephone as a metaphor the cut or cro… [+3389 chars]

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