Richard II by William Shakespeare

Jon Sobel, blogcritics (read more here)

“Shakespeare stays relevant through his poetry and his uniquely deep plumbing of human nature in all its facets. He doesn’t need us to point out relevancies of his stories to current events. That said, Willmorth’s approach and McKenna’s portrayal do embody Northumberland’s complaint that “The king is not himself, but basely led by flatterers.” Remind you of anyone?”