John Gaden,a three-time Lear – including once opposite Geoffrey Rush playing the idiot – says the character is easier to emphathise with as you acquire older John Gaden has played Lear three times, once with Geoffrey Rush as the idiot. He talks to Nancy Groves. All my Lears have been in Adelaide, and all 21 years apart. And the first time they asked me,I was just 27. I wore a grey wig, which Margery Irwin had worn in the play before me (it was that kind of theatre) and about 10 miles of curtain fabric, and so heavy it almost killed me. glance,I was way too young. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com