The play that burned down the Globe theatre in 1613, after a stage cannon ignited the thatch, is a potent farewell to this seriesIt seems strange to end this series of favourite Shakespeare productions with a play that he almost certainly co-wrote with John Fletcher. On the other hand, this is primarily a play of farewells to the world, to life, to greatness, in which Buckingham, Wolsey and finally Queen Katharine a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:26AM on May 13, 2014