How far we've come. Phyllida Lloyd's all-female Shakespeares were dismissed as "gimmicky" (and worse) four years ago. Today, genderblind casting is not the norm, but normalized: “King Lear,” “Henry V” and “Hamlet” have all been played by women. Change has hoisted the changemaker, though, and Lloyd's trilogy, set in a women's prison, is stuck with... Read more »
SOURCE: Variety at 12:49PM on November 23, 2016