Jerusalem on Broadway: Mark of greatness | Observer editorial

Mark Rylance's stunning performance is a distillation of what the English areVisionary Arthurian hero? Or trollish drug-dealer? Either way, the chameleon "Rooster" Byron " the central character in Jez Butterworth's glorious play Jerusalem " is one of us or, to be specific, a distinctly English creation, drawing on a rich lineage. He's Falstaff, Robin Hood, the Lord of Misrule. The play is also embedded in the less el…

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