moby dick

With themes of sustainability and an LGBTQ+ subtext, Moby Dick docked at the Grand Theatre last night for two nights only. David Simper jumped aboard. As a reader of Herman Melville's classic novel of whaling, obsession and leadership and a previous reviewer of a dance version of Moby Dick, also staged at the Grand Theatre, I was keen to see and review this theatrical version of a classic text. Melville's novel presents a surprisingly egalitarian picture of 19th century whaling life (which does not appear to be borne out in reality). The book also has a strong LGBTQ+ subtext. It…