The Sheila Variations

Kevin Kline

King Lear and Cyrano: a comparative study of the performances. It's also an appreciation of his long and singular career. It's the observations about what it is that makes certain performances work - while others do not quite work. A lovely essay. I saw Kline opposite Meryl Streep in The Seagull and he was fantastic. The two of them literally rolling around on the floor together, shouting out Chekhov's language, beating each other up - in lust and frustration ... great to see them together again, but not in a movie - on stage!!