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Michael Billington on experimental Shakespeare by Michael Billington

'I've seen some woeful off-the-wall Shakespeare, including a Macbeth with Mark Rylance and Jane Horrocks where the sleepwalking Lady M peed on stage'Critics, like actors, need to avoid typecasting. I'm well aware that some readers have marked me down as a crusty old purist suspicious of innovation. Needless to say, that's not quite how I see it. I believe a critic, while holding strong convictions, has to be ope…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:30PM on August 12, 2012

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