William Shakespeare wrote ‘King Lear,’ ‘Macbeth,’ and ‘Antony and Cleopatra’ as London reeled from the foiled 1605 Gunpowder ...

In this telling of King Lear, Sydney’s Belvoir St Theatre presents a patchy, minimalist version of one of Shakespeare’s great tragedies.

Running under two hours, Amazon's version of William Shakespeare's 'King Lear' is oddly thin and brisk, but you can't go wrong watching Anthony Hopkins as Lear. By Daniel Fienberg It’s been over 20 ...

Dark, mighty and poetic, Shakespeare's "King Lear" remains the definitive savage family drama -- a monumental tale of a betrayed monarch's descent into madness and grief. Dark, mighty and poetic, ...

In this Shakespeare tragedy, King Lear (Patrick Page) is dividing his land among his daughters, Regan (Stephanie Jean Lane), Goneril (Rosa Gilmore), and Cordelia. However, he becomes displeased with ...

Ian McKellen returns to Shakespeare's tragic monarch in a new Chichester production of 'King Lear' for Brexit Britain that transfers to London's West End. By Demetrios Matheou Unlike King Lear, Ian ...

William Shakespeare’s King Lear remains one of literature’s most powerful explorations of family, identity, human suffering, ...

Rubicon Theatre Company is seeking actors for Shakespeare’s King Lear. All actors must have a strong command of classical text. Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to ...

To watch Anthony Hopkins growl and squint and fume his way through this BBC/Amazon production of “King Lear” is to realize the man gets taken for granted. Yes, he’s been knighted, and won an Oscar, ...

Stop me if you’ve seen this one: An aging, tempestuous, narcissistic ruler craves adulation, exiles those who question him, and neglects those who suffer on the fringes of society. We’re talking about ...

SECOND ARTICLE : PLOT AND PERSONAGES. SHAKESPEARE was forty-one years old when he wrote King Lear. Just at the time of life when a well-constituted, healthy man has attained the maturity of his ...