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Theatre review: Ramesh Meyyappan’s Lear is wordless Shakespeare with a rich visual language

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(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.

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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SOTA Studio Theatre
May 23, 4pm

Theatregoers with an ear for Shakespeare’s linguistic virtuosity will have much to relish visually in deaf theatremaker Ramesh Meyyappan’s wordless rendition of King Lear, with its rich physical and scenic language.

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