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THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2002. PAGE 23.
Entertainment & Leisure
Theatre review
Plummer magnificent as King Lear
Christopher Plummer in the title role and Barry MacGregor
as The Fool appear in Stratford Festival's production of
ShaKespeare's King Lear. (Courtesy photo)
turns living with Goneril and Regan,
but soon discovers that what they
said and what they meant were very
different. They are contemptuous of
his ways, repulsed by his age, and
oblivious to his charm.
Finally, his mind deteriorating,
Lear runs off into the night. His
faithful follower the Earl of Kent
follows him into the storm and, per-
suades the confused monarch to take
shelter.
It is there, the king finds Edgar,
son of his friend the Earl of
Gloucester. The youth had been
falsely accused by Gloucester's bas-
tard,' Edmund, of conspiring against
their father, so disguised himself and
fled.
Gloucester and Kent help to
reunite Lear with Cordelia, who is
now in France. They are betrayed by
Edmund to Regan and her husband
the Duke of Cornwall. Gloucester is
taken into 'custody and his eyes are
put out by the earl.
As in all Shakespearean tragedies
the deaths begin to pile up. Cornwall
and Gloucester are dead. Goneril
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poisons her sister, then kills herself
after Edgar, defeats Edmund, whom
both sisters had set their sights on, in
a duel. On his dying breath Edmund
warns that Cordelia is to be execut-
ed. Lear arrives too late. Holding her
in his arms, he too dies.
Domini Blythe and Lucy Peacock
are chillingly shrewish as Goneril
and Regan, respectively. Sarah
McVie as Cordelia is good, as are
Ian Deakin as Goneril's husband,
Stephen Russell as Cornwall,
Benedict Campbell as Kent, James
Blendick as Gloucester and Evan
Buliung as Edgar giving solid per-
formances. Barry MacGregor as
Fool is fun.
But next to Plummer I enjoyed
Maurice Godin's performance as
Edmund most. Never has someone
taken such delight in playing the
rogue and managed- it with such
charm he was difficult to dislike.
Directed by Jonathan Miller, Lear
seemed to lag in spots but this flaw
was minor in proportion with the
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strength of this production, and the
majesty of Plummer as king .
King Lear is at the Stratford
Festival Theatre until Nov. 6.
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By Bonnie Gropp
Citizen editor
Probably if Christopher Plummer
stood on the Stratford Festival stage
and did nothing but chew gum, he
l)Uld still get a standing ovation.
As the title character of
Shakespeare's King Lear he
deserved every bit of the thunderous
applause he received. His perform-
ince etas nothing less than magnifi-
thus It is a credit to those who
share the stage with him that they are
1101 only not diminished by such
presence, but seem strengthened.
From the veterans such as James
Blendick, Benedict Campbell and
Stephen Russell, to the newer com-
pany members, there is not a weak
link.
As early as the opening scene
Plummer proves his command, tak-
ing Lear from his place as a man cer-
tain of the order of his life, to one
less sure. From a man of power—he
becomes a nuisance to shallow
youth. Plummer makes us feel his
frustration and panic, yet does so
with such sharp wit one can imagine
what a younger, vital Lear would be.
To divide his kingdom Lear chal-
lenges his daughters to define their
love for him. The eldest two,
Goneril and Regan speak eloquently,
and the flattered king does not see
the emptiness in their words. His
favourite, Cordelia, however, refuses
to try to find expressions suitable to
her feelings. Her father, hurt and
angry, disinherits her and sends her
away.
The king decides that he will take
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