Stylistically revolutionary as it was when first written, Marlowe's Tamburlaine is still a clumsy brute of a play (not unlike Shakespeare's first tragedy, Titus Andronicus) that has plenty of challenges when it comes to its staging. But the messy and violent journey from common thief to emperor includes some extraordinary moments that appealed to wider audiences in a way that went on to shape Shakespeare and his othe…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PM on March 22, 2017