The RSC production directed by Gregory
Doran and with David Tennant in the title role. A friend had said she thought
this lacked the ‘wow factor’ but, for me, it definitely had it, thanks partly
to the sopranos and musicians. The set was stylish and the acting seemed to me
of a high order throughout. The issues with which the play deals (especially
King by birthright or behaviour) are presented clearly and, to me, anticipated the attitude of Charles I as well as contemporary debates about
titular versus effective leaders.
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