Donmar Warehouse, London"How can you bear another Lear?" someone asked me over lunch. And, if one's honest, there are times when Mount Lear, as a critic once called it, can seem as daunting a challenge to playgoers as to performers. But the miracle of Michael Grandage's production is that it is fast (under three hours), vivid, clear and, thanks to a performance that reminds us why Derek Jacobi is a great classic…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PM on December 7, 2010