Viaduct theatre, HalifaxNorthern Broadsides open up a whole new way of looking at Shakespeare's tragedy through seemingly straightforward, at times rough-hewn performancesFollowers of Northern Broadsides won't be surprised by the company's trademark "classic texts in northern accents". And yet these voices transform King Lear. The everydayness of the tones lends an almost soap-opera feel to the family conflicts tha…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:00AM on March 8, 2015