⚠ STAGING — NOT PRODUCTION ⚠
DESKTOP
Contact
The Season
On Broadway
Login

King Lear - review by Michael Billington

Donmar Warehouse, London"How can you bear another Lear?" someone asked me over lunch. And, if one's honest, there are times when Mount Lear, as a critic once called it, can seem as daunting a challenge to playgoers as to performers. But the miracle of Michael Grandage's production is that it is fast (under three hours), vivid, clear and, thanks to a performance that reminds us why Derek Jacobi is a great classic…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:05pm on December 7, 2010

Please log in or create an account to report a problem with this listing.

« Back to BroadwayStars