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The Canterbury Tales

  THE CANTERBURY TALES, created by Constantine Costi, James Vaughan, Michael Costi, at the New Theatre, King St Newtown, 15 July – August 1. If, when you see this show’s name – THE CANTERBURY TALES –  and you think of Chaucer (1343-1400): the father of the English language; the greatest English poet of the Middle Ages, with Royal Patronage from Edward III, Richard II and even Henry IV, forget it. If you think of the 1968 musical version, too, forget it (anyway I’ve been told, great book, now dated music and lyrics). If you think it is some inspiration based…

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