King Lear; Matilda, a Musical; Season's Greetings " review
Donmar, London; RSC, Stratford-upon-Avon; Lyttelton, LondonIt's hard to remember a better week in the theatre. Three top-notch productions; three totally different dramas; three surprises: the year is going out with an exhilarating demonstration of the vividness and variety of the British stage.Distilled, unadorned, concentrated, Michael Grandage's production of King Lear remakes the idea of what Shakespeare's play c…