Globe theatre’s chief and deputy head of RSC disagree over merits of editing Bard’s work to make it more relatable
They are both leading experts in all things Shakespeare, sharing between them two of the most prestigious Bard-related cultural positions; but where one is left “furious” by revisions to the text, the other would happily cut words and sentences audiences might not understand.
Erica Whyman, the deputy artistic director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, set out her views on how to treat the Bard at the Hay literary festival, in stark contract to those offered by Emma Rice, the new boss of Shakespeare’s Globe.
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