Timon of Athens; Peace Camp; The Only True History of Lizzie Finn " review by Susannah Clapp

Olivier, London; Cuckmere Haven, Sussex, and other venues; Southwark Playhouse, LondonSuddenly Timon of Athens looks essential. Nicholas Hytner's aggressively witty production, which transforms Athens into a city, the City,of HSBC and helicopters, shows Shakespeare looking into the heart of finance and of debt. Simon Russell Beale makes the central character more coherent than ever before, and more vital, more import…

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