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Guards at the Taj, Orange Tree Theatre review - miniature marvel with rich resonances

by Helen Hawkins

Rajiv Joseph's play pitting beauty against duty gets an impressive staging It's 1648 in Agra, and an excitable young guardsman has come up with an idea: a giant flying platform that he calls an "aeroplat". As he might slide off it in transit, for good measure he gives it a belt to tie him down. It would be a "seat belt", he suggests triumphantly.

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 11:02am on November 1, 2024