King Lear, Duke of York's Theatre, review - fast-paced, modern-dress production
Ian McKellen gives a towering performance as Shakespeare's capricious monarch Jonathan Munby's production, first seen last year in Chichester, reflects our everyday anxieties, emphasising in the world of a Trump presidency, the dangers of childish, petulant authoritarianism. And while King James 1st was keen to promulgate the benefits of a united kingdom - having joined England and Scotland under his rule only t…