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King Lear – Milton Keynes Theatre

Writer:William Shakespeare Director: Michael Grandage Reviewer:Maggie Constable The Public Reviews Rating: ★★★★½ “The gods are just, and of our pleasant vices make instruments to plague us”, an Edgar line in King Lear which I learnt some moons ago and have never forgotten. How well it sums up both King Lear the play and the character. In Shakespeare’s tragedy, the [...]

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Heroes – Watermill Theatre, Bagnor

Written by: Gerald Sibleyras Translated: Tom Stoppard Director: Paul Hart Reviewer: Jim Nicholson The Public Reviews Rating: ★★★☆☆ Written by French playwright Gerald Sibleyras in 2003 with the title ‘Le Vent des Peupliers’, this play was translated in 2005 by Tom Stoppard, with a much simpler English title of ‘Heroes’, and won the 2006 Olivier Award for Best New [...]

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