Swan, Stratford-upon-Avon; Olivier, LondonMarlowe's bloody tyrant and Shakespeare's banished prince both get a rare chance to strut in two very effective productionsHot on the big-sandalled heels of Imperium is another testosterone-fuelled RSC drama about men who rule. It is not hard to see why Tamburlaine is rarely staged. Often sumptuous, it is also fluorescent. Unremittingly bloody and declamatory, it could easily…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:42AM on September 2, 2018