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King Lear review " Timothy West's foolish king divides a nation by Lyn Gardner

Bristol Old VicThe generations are at war in this stunningly timely tale of political turmoil, with West delivering an intelligent performance as Shakespeare's tragic rulerIf you want evidence that Shakespeare really is our contemporary then head to Bristol, where Tom Morris directs a King Lear that sometimes feels painfully current. Timothy West plays the leader who brings down chaos on the land by his ill-considere…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:32AM on June 29, 2016

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