Full of sound and fury: Glenda Jackson's gender-bending Lear
Critics acclaim a triumphant return to the stage for the former MP, undiminished in her powers at the age of 80There were raging storms, banishments, stabbings, eye-gougings, poisonings and full nudity, and after the opening night of King Lear the theatregoers leaving the Old Vic were in agreement: the show was a success, and its 80-year-old female star triumphant."Glenda Jackson was fantastic. It was a wonderful and…