Sam Mendes’s King Lear is a must-see for masochists

Sprawling, baffling and unwieldy, the play punishes everyone who gets involved with it: actors, directors and play-goers

From magazine issue: 01 February 2014

Outstanding: Anna Maxwell Martin (Regan) and Simon Russell Beale as Lear [Getty Images/Shutterstock/iStock/Alamy]

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