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The Brief Life & Mysterious Death of Boris III, King of Bulgaria review " a monarch's missing morals by Mark Fisher

Pleasance Dome, EdinburghWittily drawn historical drama follows self-effacing leader ill-equipped to deal with the encroaching Nazi menace If you think actor Joseph Cullen is cartoonish at the start of this chewy true-life story, you should see the grotesque caricature he becomes. Playing Bulgaria's wartime king, he is so self-effacing he looks about to crumple down the middle. He is placatory and feeble, the Beano's…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:13AM on August 3, 2023

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