Lloyd Evans Lloyd Evans

Coward’s way

<strong>The Vortex</strong><br /> Apollo <strong> Plague Over England</strong><br /> Finborough <strong> Major Barbara</strong><br /> Olivier

issue 15 March 2008

The Vortex
Apollo

Plague Over England
Finborough

Major Barbara
Olivier

Like a footballer’s wife on a shopping binge at Harrods. That’s how Felicity Kendal lashes into the fabulous role of Florence Lancaster in The Vortex. Every fold, every tassle, every rippling golden pleat of this part is sifted and ransacked for its emotional possibilities.

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