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The bard confirms that the right has a humour bypass, and replays the English Revolution on period instruments
The Two Gentlemen Of Verona
Everyman Theatre, Liverpool
4/5
NICK BAGNALL is rapidly becoming a genius at interpreting Shakespeare for the 21st century.
His Midsummer Night’s Dream blew audiences and critics away when staged at the Everyman last year and now he is wowing them again with a pulsating, classy version of The Two Gentlemen of Verona.
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