Review of King Lear
in Actors and Performers, Review of the Year, Shakespeare and Renaissance Drama
21st January 2005
KING LEAR
Corin Redgrave’s RSC Lear, directed by Bill Alexander, divides David Benedict, Heather Neill and Charles Spencer. Rachel Halliburton hosts.
Every speech has a hand-gesture; there are endless vocal mannerisms; and it’s all so overplayed.