It restores balance to a play in which Malvolio's scenes can hog the limelight.

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After playing Malvolio, Briers took on the acting challenge of King Lear, followed by the title role in Uncle Vanya and Menenius in Coriolanus.

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Exceptionally poignant too is Julian Glover's Malvolio.

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