Antony and Cleopatra, RSC, Barbican review - rising grandeur by Tom.birchenough

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…

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