Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, LondonSam Yates's revival of Shakespeare's late play never shirks from its absurdity and gains high returns from its low comedy"Stagey trash of the lowest melodramatic order," was George Bernard Shaw's opinion on Shakespeare's late romance. In fact, Cymbeline often works best when directors embrace the strong pantomime element of the play. The Globe's director designate, Emma Rice, proved tha…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:39AM on December 11, 2015