“Though Tom McCamus makes his Mackers as affable as he does with every role, he sadly delivers too many of his lines with a brusque simplicity that reveals too little emotional depth. I seldom got the impression that he was overly conflicted about his murderous deeds, even when the text is explicitly assuring us that he totally is. Lucy Peacock fares somewhat better as Lady M, largely because she’s allowed to be unflinching in her malevolence while still selling the crap out of her remorseful somnambulism in Act V…
I am, however, tempted to say that a lot of the heavy lifting is done by Michael Gianfrancesco’s grimy costume design. The outfits make everyone feel like they belong in this world, signifying just as much with ordinary denim and flannel as it does with the more sensational tattoos and decaled leather jackets.”