It seems timely, with Joseph now in rehearsals at the RSC again, that a new article has been shared on The Guardian website, looking at another play Joseph performed 10 years ago in Stratford: King John. In the artcle, King John director Josie Rourke discusses the relevance of the play in the current political climate, and mentions Joseph's role as Philip the Bastard.
It’s darkly witty, full of jokes, and it really lampoons jingoism. Much of that is personified in the role of Philip the Bastard, played in our version by Joseph Millson, who often steps out of the action and operates as a kind of chorus, undercutting what’s going on in the main plot. He’s an incredibly English character, a bit like Falstaff: he banters, he’s defiant, chippy, constantly challenging authority.
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