The History of Cardenio, dir. Gerald Baker @ The Mary Wallace Theatre, Twickenham, 2017

The History of Cardenio. By Gary Taylor, John Fletcher, William Shakespeare, and Miguel de Cervantes; Directed by Gerald Baker for Richmond Shakespeare Society in association with Cutpurse; at The Mary Wallace Theatre, Twickenham; 19th March 2017. Reviewed by Kim Gilchrist, University of Roehampton     This performance of Professor Gary Taylor’s adapted text The History of […]

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