Theatre night

Went to see Antony Sher playing the title role of Kean at the Apollo Theatre. This play and even Sher's performance has had the most diverse set of reviews - some saying it's the finest thing on in London, others say don't waste your time. I left the theatre puzzled. I found the play disjointed and lacking any central theme. I had the privilege of seeing the piece with Alan Badel, 20, or was it 30 years ago, and rated it then as among the ten best theatre productions I had seen in my life. It's hard to compare Mr Sher and Alan Badel because it's so long ago that it's impossible to make a judgement, and as I'm a great admirer of Sher (Iago, Shylock, Cyrano de Bergerac), I think I'll pass on this one and simply say he gave a fine performance, but I don't know why he bothered.