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Contemporary note which scores highly
The feminist element in Nick Bagnall’s music-drenched version of one of Shakespeare’s first comedies anchors it to the present, says PAUL FOLEY
MATTHEW HAWKINS rakes through un-fancy words and flair-free summaries to find who and what might be flamboyant
PETER MASON is exhilarated by an exciting, well-considered and historically minded tribute to the great Trinidadian instrument
Reducing historical lives to ‘male’ and ‘female’ roles, we lose the nuance of those lives and a clearer understanding of past societies, suggests CLAIRE ISABELLA GILMOUR
CHRIS SEARLE relishes the genius of pianist Alexander Hawkins, his many ensembles, and his new album
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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