Richard II review " sparkling tragedy pushed to the verge of triviality
Shakespeare's Globe, LondonThough full of good things, Simon Godwin's production shies away from complexityShakespeare's historical tragedy about the deposition of Richard II by his cousin Bolingbroke (subsequently Henry IV) is a sparkling display of opposites clashing, dissolving, reopposing. Simon Godwin's staging, aided by Paul Wills's design, highlights the dualities around which the action dances but shies away …