'Double Indemnity' Review: Crime Classic Becomes a Cold Case on Stage

The theatrical adaptation of 'Double Indemnity', James M. Cain's novel, plays at the Churchill Theatre in Bromley.

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The staging transforms this crime classic into a ponderous drama lacking dramatic momentum.

The production reveals the challenges of adapting pulp literary fiction to contemporary stage language.

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