Richard the Second review " a pared-down study of patriarchal power
Omnibus theatre, LondonAnna Coombs strips out two-thirds of the characters to deliver an intimate and intense adaptation of Shakespeare's play There is no sign of courtly pomp or ceremony in this reworking of Shakespeare's history play: a wooden stick stands in for a sceptre and the crown, over which the drama's power battles commence, is a flimsy looking thing. A medieval story about the divine right of kings, it i…