There is some corner of a playing field that is forever England in the new play by Patrick Marber ("Closer"), his first in more than eight years, which turns a dysfunctional non-league soccer club into a flat-footed state-of-the-nation metaphor. Premiering at the National Theater, "The Red Lion" argues that the beautiful game — and, indeed,... Read more »
SOURCE: Variety at 05:02PM on June 11, 2015