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Lost Lear review

“Fascinating contemporary remix”
Venetia Bowe and Peter Daly in Lost Lear at Traverse 1, Edinburgh. Photo: Ste Murray
Venetia Bowe and Peter Daly in Lost Lear at Traverse 1, Edinburgh. Photo: Ste Murray
Dan Colley’s contemporary remix of Shakespeare’s King Lear is handled with cool intelligence and technical aplomb

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