King John review " blood and popcorn spill in riches to rags thriller
Swan theatre, Stratford-upon-AvonPolitics is all about preening in this pulsing production of Shakespeare's rare history Shakespeare's King John is rarely performed but, on the basis of Eleanor Rhode's engrossing production for the RSC, it absolutely should be. The plot initially sounds a bit pedestrian: King John of England and the King of France battle for power, forge a tentative truce, and fight a whole lot more.…