***** KING LEAR REVIEW – IAN MCDIARMID IS A TITANIC, HEARTBREAKING WONDER
(Mark Lawson’s article appeared in the Guardian; From emperor to king … Ian McDiarmid as Lear at the Crucible theatre. Photograph: Johan Persson) Crucible theatre, Sheffield The 82-year-old actor gives a performance of absolute authenticity and clarity as the erratic demagogue in a uniformly impressive production The word “nothing” is spoken four times in four lines […]