Hay festival: Shakespeare experts clash over whether to cut, or not to cut
Globe theatre's chief, and deputy head of RSC at loggerheads over merits of editing Bard's work to make it more relatable to modern audiencesThey are both leading experts in all things Shakespeare, sharing between them two of the most prestigious Bard-related cultural positions; but where one is left "furious" by revisions to the text, the other would happily cut words and sentences audiences might not understand.Eri…