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Timon of Athens review " Kathryn Hunter lays waste to wealth-worship by Michael Billington

The Swan, Stratford-upon-AvonA searing central performance flips the gender dynamics as Shakespeare's study of greed gets a ravishing revivalShakespeare's embittered satire, notoriously, shows the world as a men's club. Simon Godwin's production overturns that not only by casting Kathryn Hunter as Lady Timon but also by having key roles, such as the churlish Apemantus and the militant Alcibiades, played by women. Viv…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:04AM on December 14, 2018

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