Author: Matthew Dunster
Year: 2017
Geography: Europe > Northern Europe > United Kingdom
Synopsis: Matthew Dunster’s A Tale of Two Cities reimagines Dickens’s classic by interweaving the French Revolution with present-day issues like displacement and social inequality. The plot follows characters caught in the chaos of revolution, drawing parallels to modern refugee crises. Despite its innovative staging and visual transitions, the story becomes difficult to follow due to temporal shifts and uneven delivery, ultimately diluting the emotional impact of Dickens’s original narrative.
Publication: Dunster, M. (2017 2021). A Tale of Two Cities. In A Tale of Two Cities (pp. 7–143). London: Oberon Books.
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