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 ...

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 ...

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Rarely does anyone get “King Lear” perfect. It’s that tough a play. Even lavish productions with the biggest stars often fall short. Just ask Glenda Jackson. The abbreviated, ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Chaucer and Shakespeare lived through periods of weird weather not unlike what we are seeing today. So what can we learn from ...

In the 15 years Aisle Say has had the privilege to review this professional ensemble, always have the scenic design and costume design been breathtaking. So it was with Riw Rakkulchon’s massive ...

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, ...

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 ...