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Wiliam Young, an actor with learning disabilities, gives an affecting, lived-in performance as Lennie in this assured adaptation of Steinbeck’s Dust Bowl classic <br>
PATRICK MARMION: Of Mice and Men at Birmingham Rep is a solid production, leavened with the odd Woody Guthrie-ish folk tune. But the solidity of Steinbeck's remorseless script is also its problem
Iqbal Khan's revival runs until 8 April before heading to Cambridge Arts Theatre, Malvern Theatres, Bath Theatre Royal and Leeds Playhouse.
The play presents a relatively easy answer, but then brings the narrative back to earth - for everyone to live happily ever after is a nice thought, but it’s not the stark reality of real life.
Ruth Madeley is starring in BBC docudrama Then Barbara Met Alan, and has become the first star to sit down with Digital Spy for new series, Screen Sisters.