Once regarded as salacious, Shakespeare's tale of seduction and the abuse of power has proved a natural fit for modern timesThere was a time when this play was considered too indecent for modern audiences. In 1935, the Leicester Mercury gravely warned that "the play insults the respectability of Melton Mowbray people". I also recall, from my childhood, a brouhaha over whether a legendary Peter Brook product…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:36AM on April 28, 2014