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Branagh can’t quite banish the spirit of Noel Edmonds: King Lear, at Wyndham’s Theatre, reviewed

Plus: an impressive impersonation of Diana at the Park Theatre

All the menfolk resemble costumed Vikings at a Norwegian tourist attraction: Doug Colling (Edgar as Poor Tom), Joseph Kloska (Gloucester), Kenneth Branagh (Lear), and Dylan Bader-Corbett (France) in King Lear. Credit: Johan Persson
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  • King Lear

    Wyndham’s Theatre, booking until 9 December

  • The Interview

    Park Theatre, until 25 November

  • Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell

    Coach & Horses, until 21 November

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