Jonathan Miller is notching up his eighth Lear. How did he persuade Barrie Rutter to play the king? By telling him it's a comedyShortly before rehearsals commence on King Lear, Jonathan Miller and Barrie Rutter are to be found having coffee in the book-lined bunker of Miller's study, comparing their visits to see the Queen. "I've got three girls," Rutter says. "So when I found out they were giving me an OBE in the Ne…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:38AM on June 19, 2016