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Photograph by Ellie Kurttz

Michael Boyd’s Tamburlaine is a fascinating study of the psychology of a tyrant and is a fitting sequel to the RSC’s acclaimed Roman season. The Scythian shepherd whose ferocity and ambition toppled kings and destroyed established hierarchies set rulers across Europe and Asia quaking.

We meet bloodthirsty tyrants, ruthless dictators, petulant and frightened kings. This requires much of the cast to play multiple roles such is the huge geographical sweep of Marlowe’s play. It is an epic production and the energy and skill of the cast was clearly appreciated by the audience who gave the cast a standing ovation.