Love's Tragedy Shines Through ; Culture Theatre Brief Encounter Birmingham Repertory Theatre ****

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What an extraordinarily iconic image this is: a middle-class couple, literally buttoned-up in 1940s winter overcoats, sitting in glum silence at a cafeteria table.

Yes, it's a classic of British cinema, but we still think of Brief Encounter as a small film in which, essentially, nothing happens. It's about a love affair which, by liberated post-1960s standards, never actually starts.

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Love's Tragedy Shines Through ; Culture Theatre Brief Encounter Birmingham Repertory Theatre ****

That's not to miss the obvious point that the buttoning-up intensifies the passion. But even so, is there enough mate...

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