Faust: Rainbow Theatre, London
Karl Dallas, Melody Maker, June 1973
LONDON'S RAINBOW looked like a Berliner Ensemble production of a rock musical version of Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse 5. The stage backdrop had been raised, revealing the grey back wall of the theatre, which had distinct prison-camp overtones in the subdued light.
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