Choosing my 101 greatest plays " and why I left out King Lear
How do you even begin to pick the world's 101 greatest plays? The Guardian's theatre critic explains how he approached this controversial task for his new book " and admits he is already having second thoughtsWhy do it? Why put my head on the chopping-block by writing a book hubristically entitled The 101 Greatest Plays? The answers are many and complex. An idea that I'd been loosely kicking around as a way of making…