Shakespeare's Globe, LondonJessica Swale's play evokes Gwynn's irreverent, irrepressible spiritBrothel dweller, herring gutter, hawker of oranges, mistress to a king and one of the first actresses to walk the English stage. The life of Nell Gwynn was as vivid as anything fiction could invent and is given a bawdy, playfully anachronistic treatment in this highly entertaining new play by writer/director Jessica Swale.I…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:43AM on October 4, 2015