Ian McKellen as Lear with Phil Daniels as the Fool and Sinead Cusack as Kent. Way back in the early days of Sitting In The Cheap Seats we had our first opportunity to review a Shakespeare play. In Chichester Festival Theatre’s cosy Minerva space we saw Frank Langella lead a great cast and firmly add […]
The Merchant Of Venice @ Shakespeare’s Globe
You could be forgiven, if you didn’t know The Merchant of Venice well, for believing it to be a tragedy and more so for thinking Shylock is one of Shakespeare’s most caricature villains. Thankfully Jonathan Munby directs with flair, amping up the comedy without losing even a hint of pathos in what may already be […]
Globe Announce Full Cast For The Merchant Of Venice
Our friends at Shakespeare’s Globe piqued our interest when they announced Jonathyan Pryce would be playing Shylock in their production of The Merchant of Venice… well now they’ve hooked us once more as they’ve revealed the full cast!