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Still hoisting Cordelia. (Bristol, Penn.).(Douglas Campbell, The Dresser)(Brief Article)(Interview)

Thematic echoes abound as Pennsylvania's Bristol Riverside Theatre stages The Dresser--Ronald Harwood's play about an acclaimed, Lear-like actor playing Lear--with a cast led by distinguished Canadian actor Douglas Campbell, himself a three-time veteran in the role of Shakespeare's doddering king. His Lear pedigree aside, Campbell has performed with London's Old Vic Company, Canada's Stratford Shakespeare Festival, Minneapolis's Guthrie Theater and elsewhere, tallying up many experiences similar to those of Sir, the testy, titled actor Campbell depicts at the Riverside through ...