Coquetry and tragic command not quite balanced, but this steady RSC production reaches gloryIs there a key to "infinite variety"? The challenge of Cleopatra is to convey the sheer fullness of the role, the sense that it defines, and is defined by only itself: there's no saying that the glorious tragedy of the closing plays itself out, of course, but its impact surely soars only when the ludic engagements of the first…
SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 10:06AM on December 13, 2017