There are great roles galore for women, so female thespians should get their mitts off male actors’ parts, says Dominic Cavendish.
Contemplating this week’s big opening at the National – comedy actress Tamsin Greig taking on the role of Malvolio in Twelfth Night – a strange, melancholy thought struck me. Is this curtains for the male actor? Greig’s landing of this much-loved male comic role, which has been re-gendered to become Malvolia, represents one small step for this androgynous star, one giant leap for womankind... Keep reading on The Telegraph
Contemplating this week’s big opening at the National – comedy actress Tamsin Greig taking on the role of Malvolio in Twelfth Night – a strange, melancholy thought struck me. Is this curtains for the male actor? Greig’s landing of this much-loved male comic role, which has been re-gendered to become Malvolia, represents one small step for this androgynous star, one giant leap for womankind... Keep reading on The Telegraph