King Lear at the Almeida: A stylish show that runs out of gas

The first 90 minutes of this exceptionally stylish King Lear at the Almeida contain some of the best moments of Shakespeare I’ve seen on the London stage, while the final 90 minutes are some of the most painful. Yael Farber, who brilliantly directed The Tragedy of Macbeth on the same stage in 2021, brings her [...]