A Genius Performance by Kenneth Branagh and Paul Scofield! The ageing King Lear decides, in the absence of a son, to divide his kingdom between his daughters. He will do so on tha basis of how much they "say" they love him. A rather foolish method as becomes clear very quickly. Will the King learn from his error? Will it be too late? A wonderful performance by one of the early 20th century's greats of...
A Suitable Boy is Vikram Seth's epic love story set in India. Funny and tragic, with engaging, brilliantly observed characters, it is as close as you can get to Dickens for the twentieth century. The story unfolds through four middle class families - the Mehras, Kappoors, Khans and Chatterjis. Lata Mehra, a university student, is under pressure from...