Arts: The mask of command Though written in 1626, The Roman Actor, at London's Gielgud Theatre, offers startlingly modern views on power and acting, says RHODA KOENIG

The Independent - London | December 26, 2002| | Copyright

An actor who carries on like Rumpelstiltskin on speed, Antony Sher may get on some theatregoers' nerves, but even they (well, I) would reckon that he's just the ticket for a demented Roman emperor. In Philip Massinger's 1626 play The Roman Actor, Sher's Domitian enters atop a column, arms up, palms forward, staring with unholy glee. When he meets his end, he resumes his iconic pose, this time covered in blood. In between, he laughs mirthlessly, swivels his eyes and condemns the innocent to agonising death with the air of a man who has to do something to fill his day. So, a good time is had by ...

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