The Queen's accession seemed to herald a fresh start for Britain. But as politics became more squalid, her bland persona was a good match for the monarchy's survival instinct, says playwright David Hare Until the Lord Chamberlain lost his power to censor the theatre in 1968, the two most surefire parts in the repertory were held to be Hamlet and Hedda Gabler. However unsuited or inadequate the actor, however weak the…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:49AM on September 9, 2022