Boys will be boys. And in “Lord of the Flies,” boys will be bad.
The now-classic required high school reading comes creeping to life in Blake Robison’s bizarre production for Round House Theatre, and while William Golding’s captivating parable still exposes the innate savagery that lies dormant in the human spirit, Nigel Williams’ flimsy adaptation retains none of the nuance and prosaic lyricism of Golding’s harrowing novel.
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