'One audience member tried to punch an actor': the battle to shake up Shakespeare by Matt Trueman

Are all theatre companies, no matter how experimental, drawn to the Bard? Emma Rice, Simon McBurney, Tim Crouch and others reflect on their approaches to a playwright who 'can take kabuki, punk rock, clowning and improv'Britain does Shakespeare brilliantly, but it mostly does Shakespeare a certain way. So much of our Shakespeare looks and sounds the same, with classical actors and perfect verse-speaking. House styles…

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