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Devastating: Almeida Theatre’s King Lear reviewed

If Danny Sapani is a brilliant Lear, Clarke Peters is an even better Fool

Danny Sapani as King Lear and Clarke Peters as the Fool at the Almeida Theatre. Credit: Marc Brenner  
issue 09 March 2024
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