**** When Bollingbrook first takes the stage, mourning the death of Richard, David Tennant appears again as Richard II on the balcony...or we think it's Tennant and gasp with excitement. There are times when the play doesn't quite hit the mark (Hal's Machiavellian monologue for example) but otherwise it was a joy to watch. Hotspur is wonderfully petulant and the puppet of Worcester and his father but it is Sher of course who steals the show, revelling in Falstaff's comedy. Can't wait for Pt.2 now.
