Theatre review: Ramesh Meyyappan's Lear is wordless Shakespeare with a rich visual language
(From right) Glasgow-based theatremaker Ramesh Meyyappan reimagines King Lear as a war veteran at the Singapore International Festival of Arts (Sifa) with actors Amy Kennedy, Draya Maria and Nicole Cooper playing his three daughters.
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