Cymbeline, Barbican, London
Barbican, London: Characteristically precise, and illuminating in its clarity, Yukio Ninagawa's approach to Shakespeare on this occasion appears to highlight the power of pardon as one of the play's main themes. Power and betrayal are already explored by Shakespeare here in a number of ways - including both political and familial relations. Ninagawa also brings the mysterious sway of nature itself into the …