The Tragedy of King Richard the Second review – Simon Russell Beale's king sold short

1:55am PST - December 19th, 2018    john wall - The Guardian (AU)

Almeida, London Joe Hill-Gibbins’ stripped-back production delivers a forceful royal downfall, but leaves little space to explore the power plays behind it Simon Russell Beale was born to play Richard II. I wish he had done so in a less reductive version than…