Jacobi's

While everyone had their favorites, almost everyone interviewed put Mr. Jacobi's "Lear" at top of their list.

Working Hard for the Bard Pia Catton 2011

At the production's centre, however, is a first-rate performance from Greg Hicks, and one that is subtly different from Derek Jacobi's at the Donmar.

King Lear – review 2011

I wouldn't want to have missed Jacobi's Lear but I can't be as enthusiastic as the early reviews from the UK have been.

Michael Giltz: Theater: Derek Jacobi's Soft-spoken "Lear" Michael Giltz 2011

After the debacle of the giggling playgoers -- "It's like you want to hand over your Equity card," she says -- she recalls Jacobi's consoling words.

Amy Ryan: A journeyman's actress co-stars in 'Jack Goes Boating' Peter Marks 2010

Mr. Jacobi's take on the mad monarch is essentially comic, a now-flamboyant, now-whiny medley of hoots and squeaks such as might be emitted by a gifted character actor trying to play a role that's two sizes too large for him.

George Bernard Shaw, With Passion Terry Teachout 2011

It is a fine performance to cherish alongside Jacobi's.

King Lear – review 2011

Jacobi's appearance at the beginning of this stunningly-designed takedown of the Bard – directed by the man behind Independence Day and Godzilla – might therefore be taken by some as a signal to leave the cinema immediately.

Anonymous – review 2011

I wouldn't want to have missed Jacobi's Lear but I can't be as enthusiastic as the early reviews from the UK have been.

Michael Giltz: Theater: Derek Jacobi's Soft-spoken "Lear" Michael Giltz 2011

Don't sweat it, though: This "Lear," directed by Michael Grandage, is very good but by no means great, and Derek Jacobi's performance of the towering title role is interesting, which is a polite way of saying odd.

George Bernard Shaw, With Passion Terry Teachout 2011

The kind of luck that involved Sir Laurence Olivier being locked out of his house, checking into a local hotel, turning on the television, catching Jacobi's performance as Marlow in She Stoops to Conquer, and hand-picking him for his next production.

Derek Jacobi's King Lear: 'I've always felt slightly young for the role, but now I'm 72…' Carole Cadwalladr 2010