Lloyd Evans Lloyd Evans

Faultless visuals – shame about the play: the National’s Coriolanus reviewed

Plus: a dispiriting snapshot of London’s underworld that feels thoroughly authentic

David Oyelowo, who plays the prattling duffer Coriolanus, has wonderful diction, a powerful stage presence and a proper sense of gravitas. Credit: Misan Harriman 
issue 05 October 2024
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