I have an enduring memory of a production of King Lear. I think it was a school trip, probably because the play was on the curriculum. While I later came to love this Shakespearean tour de force, I’ve rarely seen a version...
Read MoreI have this image in my mind. A young woman dressed all in white is lying on the floor and holding a small glass animal in her hand. She is admiring the delicate creature, turning it round and round so it catches the light. A...
Read MoreMonths ago, when the news that Maxine Peake was going to play Hamlet had just gone public, I asked her, in so many words, ‘”why?”. Her answer back then speaks volumes about the qualities of daring, lack of compromise and...
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