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So he was the draw and all anyone heard about.
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Stephen Fry (standing) and Mark Rylance as Olivia |
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And he was wonderful. Really really wonderful.
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Now the Twelfth Night is a broad farce, so it works to both Mr Rylance and Mr Fry's strengths. It was a joy to watch.
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I am taking a pass on Richard III having seen it way too much recently (which is in rep with Twelfe Night). And there are 2 more McBeth's coming this year (one at the Lincoln Center with Ethan Hawke and one at Park Ave. Armory with, get this, Kenneth Branagh). It will be a heavy enough Shakespeare year without another Richard III. Besides I loved the Ian McKellen version on film.