Charles Isherwood (essay date 18 March 2002)
SOURCE: Isherwood, Charles. Review of Cymbeline. Variety 386, no. 5 (18 March 2002): 33.
[In the following review, Isherwood deems the Globe Theater production of Cymbeline directed by Mike Alfreds disappointing, as its minimalist approach placed too much emphasis on the weaknesses of the drama's verse.]
The company of the Shakespeare's Globe Theater, recently reconstituted on the South Bank of the Thames, is making its first U.S. foray this month with a leisurely visit (almost two weeks)...
Source: Shakespearean Criticism, ©2003 Gale Cengage. All Rights Reserved. Full copyright.
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