In the second plot, King Lear attempts to divide his kingdom among his daughters. Because it is impossible to equally divvy up cities, towns and villages, he invents a contest: Each daughter will ...

The Bard churned out King Lear, Macbeth, and Antony and Cleopatra as London reeled from the foiled Gunpowder Plot of 1605 and ...

The dynamic between Lear and his daughters is central to the tragedy ... and in Pelinsky’s increasingly unmoored portrayal of the king, Ernst was also Fight Choreographer and Intimacy Coordinator.

Lear (Sir Laurence Olivier) is an aging King who wants to retire by abdicating to his three daughters. However, in an act of petty ego stroking, he asks them who amongst them loves him most.

Preparing for retirement, King Lear decides to split his land evenly amongst his three daughters - Goneril, Regan and Cordelia. Before he bestows these gifts upon his daughters, he gives them a ...

So what’s going on here? The historical play of King Lear and his Three Daughters is an adaptation by the writer and poet Nahum Tate (1652-1715), which first appeared in 1681. It is thought to ...

An unusual documentary that combines theater, cinema, and contemporary art was presented in an equally unusual and beloved ...

Capital Classics Theatre Company has revealed the repertory company of the two productions that will comprise the 2025 ...

A stage-to-screen film of King Lear, filmed in the round in Manchester. A brutal portrait of a man unravelling - pitted against his daughters, nature and the universe itself. Show more A stage-to ...

deceit and the struggle for power sees Lear, an aging king and father, reject the child who truly loves him and is unable to see beyond the lies of his eldest daughters. Lear’s blindness ...