
NT Live’s ‘Everyman’ gives a 15th century morality play a 21st century facelift
Britain’s poet laureate turns one of the oldest English dramas into a timeless argument against materialism
By Barbara Haas
Rufus Norris began his reign as Artistic Director of London’s National Theatre with a brilliant updating of the medieval morality play, Everyman. If this is any indication of what lies ahead, we’re in for some great theater…