Royal Shakespeare theatre, Stratford-upon-AvonGregory Doran's imaginative production, in which the action is played out on a largely bare stage, allows the words to weave their spellShakespeare's play has an uncanny ability to reflect the spirit of the times: Laurence Olivier's gung-ho 1944 film was worlds away from Nicholas Hytner's sceptical revival in the year of the Iraq war. Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:03AM on September 23, 2015