Exit the King review " Rhys Ifans's dying despot is majestic
Olivier, LondonIfans' performance shows he's ready for the big Shakespeare roles, though Ionesco's absurdist drama is considerably less compellingFor its first foray into the world of Eugène Ionesco, the National has chosen a play about a departure: to be more precise, the death of a king. While Patrick Marber's production of his own version shows there are more laughs than you might expect and gets a compelling per…