Writing briefly on 7 shows, aside from The Tempest, and McAnuff’s success with Shakespeare, Jones has great things to say about Brent Carver. “In Arima’s expansive and yearning production of “Brel” (the Stratford show that most surprises in its scope and potency) Carver latches onto that essential Brel essence: we’re on a desperate carousel, mostly alone and we can’t get off.”