King LearThe Crucible Theatre, Sheffield★★★★★WHILE many argue that Shakespeare is irrelevant today due to his challenging, antiquated language, deep-seated racism, sexism, misogyny, classism and use of patriarchal and colonialist tropes, others argue that his universal themes of ambition, betrayal, love, grief, and jealousy are timeless and mirror modern life.

GEOFF BOTTOMS applauds a world-class production King Lear that pits late feudalism against a rising bourgeoisie

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