ni ▁lo ▁ ▁Perform ances ▁Writ ten ▁in ▁five ▁scenes , ▁it ▁is ▁performed ▁without ▁inter ruption . ▁ ▁So y ink a ▁himself ▁has ▁directed ▁important ▁American ▁produ ctions , ▁in ▁Chicago ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁and ▁at ▁Lincoln ▁Center ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁but ▁according ▁to ▁Andrew ▁G umb el , ▁the ▁play ▁" has ▁been ▁much ▁more ▁widely ▁adm ired ▁than ▁performed ". ▁ ▁The ▁British ▁premi ere ▁was ▁directed ▁by ▁Ph yll ida ▁Lloyd ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Exchange ▁Theatre ▁in ▁Manchester ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁It ▁star red ▁George ▁Harris ▁and ▁Cla ire ▁Bened ict . ▁ ▁The ▁play ▁was ▁performed ▁at ▁London ' s ▁Royal ▁National ▁Theatre ▁beginning ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁directed ▁by ▁R uf us ▁Nor ris , ▁with ▁ch ore ography ▁by ▁J avier ▁de ▁Fr utos ▁and ▁st arring ▁Luci an ▁M sam ati . ▁The ▁play ▁was ▁also ▁st aged ▁by ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Black ▁Re pert ory ▁Theater ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁directed ▁by ▁Ol use gun ▁O j ew uy i , ▁who ▁has ▁been ▁dram atur ge ▁for ▁the ▁Oregon ▁Shakespeare ' s ▁production . ▁It ▁was ▁performed ▁at ▁the ▁Oregon ▁Shakespeare ▁Festival ▁from ▁February ▁ 1 4 ▁to ▁July ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁as ▁well . ▁A ▁Y or uba ▁translation ▁I ku ▁O lo k un ▁Es in ▁was ▁also ▁performed ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁Theater