Sunday, September 02, 2007
Every Inch a King (and Buff, Too)
New York Times: "BY imagining King Lear’s age as “four score and upward,” Shakespeare gave an end-of-career ring to a taxing role that he could hardly have written for octogenarian actors. After all, Richard Burbage, the star of Shakespeare’s company, the King’s Men, was only 39 when he created the part in 1606. And centuries later, in the 1960s, Paul Scofield was a memorable Lear at just 40."
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there is something reassuring about hearing of those very famous stage actors. There is an effervescent glamor to them that is still appealing. Not that I particularly am going into the theatre for the glamor. Also, the role of King Lear is something that so many actors aspire to. It is not a role that is to be taken lightly and Ian McKellan not seeking it out shows not a desire for the fame but for the art of the role itself.
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