Hull Truck theatreBarrie Rutter revives Ben Benison's reworking of King Lear set in a 21st-century fishing community with action-packed successA reworking of King Lear, spliced with legends of Norse gods, set in a modern fishing community and written in blank verse may sound like a pretty bizarre kettle of fish. But Ben Benison's 2008 play, as revived by Barrie Rutter, turns out to be an action-packed, laughter-rousi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:54AM on January 27, 2019