Roundhouse, London"A sad tale's best for winter," says the boy Mamilius; and, possibly because of the season of the year, I became unusually aware of the fairytale elements in Shakespeare's play while watching David Farr's impressive Stratford transfer. We are ushered into a world of cruel kings, wronged children and miraculously reunited families that seems to anticipate the Brothers Grimm.The strength of Farr's pro…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:15PM on December 19, 2010