Image: Henning Kristiansen I blame Stan Sinclair. He was my English teacher in high school. He was what the East End would call a character: chaotic, incisive, erratic and inspring.
One of the texts for English was King Lear. Since reading the play, and hearing a recording and watching the Peter Brook film with Paul Scofield as Lear, in Stan's class the foolish, mad king has become something of a fixture in my life.
This page will seek to chart some of the performances and the effects they have had on me.
One of the texts for English was King Lear. Since reading the play, and hearing a recording and watching the Peter Brook film with Paul Scofield as Lear, in Stan's class the foolish, mad king has become something of a fixture in my life.
This page will seek to chart some of the performances and the effects they have had on me.
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