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The Tragedy of Coriolanus " Edinburgh festival 2013 review by Lyn Gardner

Edinburgh PlayhouseBeijing People's Art Theatre go for bombast, but slack pacing and an underused chorus leave it more mediocre than menacingIt sure is big, and " with no less than two Chinese rock bands on stage " it's full of sound and fury, but while Beijing People's Art Theatre pump up the volume on Shakespeare's tragedy of power and violence, the result is oddly muted. With its themes of arrogance, leadership, a…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:54AM on August 21, 2013

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