This week’s best culture, at home – from superlative Shakespeare to a walk along Offa’s Dyke
A significant cast ensured the huge Olivier was offered out for Simon Godwin’s modern-dress production 2 yrs ago. Rob Fiennes and Sophie Okonedo star because the enthusiasts, with strong support from Katy Stephens as Agrippa and Tim McMullan like a revelatory Enobarbus. Open to stream for 7 days from Thursday, 7pm around the National Theatre’s YouTube funnel. Susannah Clapp
Exactly what the Butler Saw
“Society is presented like a madhouse controlled by lunatics” - the late, great theatre scholar Christopher Innes might be describing today’s news programmes. Actually, he’s talking about Joe Orton’s wild farces, using their crazy humour and anarchic energy. This 2017 production, from Curve, Leicester and Theatre Royal Bath, marked the 50th anniversary from the playwright’s dying. T...