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Richard II; Penelope; Snake in the Grass " review by Susannah Clapp

Tobacco Factory, Bristol; Hampstead; Print Room, both LondonIt rings out clearly as an early stab at Hamlet. It also declares war on a rotten England, a land nibbled away by " it's an ever useful description " the "caterpillars of the commonwealth". Andrew Hilton's finely tuned production of Richard II goes to the heart of Shakespeare's play, and proves yet again how hard it is to have a bad time at the Tobacco Facto…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:04PM on February 19, 2011

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