The power of shame: why Measure for Measure is more relevant than ever
Measure for Measure has been staged three times in London this year. It goes to show just how resonant its themes of sexual licentiousness and twisted democracy are today " especially in RussiaWhile Shakespeare wrote only one formal trilogy " the Henry VI plays " the theatre schedules have a habit of arranging his one-off plays into unofficial sequences, as different productions of the same play occur in rapid succes…