Dancing on Lear's grave; or, Blow, winds! And pass the popcorn! by Thomas Garvey

Joseph Marcell rages in King Lear.The touring production of King Lear that Shakespeare's Globe opened last week at ArtsEmerson (where it plays through this Thursday) proved a true rarity: an unsatisfying production that nevertheless trailed paradoxical critical questions in its troubled wake.Not that many critics had any doubts about the show. In New York, Isherwood sniffed, and in Boston, Aucoin sadly shook his head…

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