The show opens with actor Nkhanise Phiri, who plays the Fool and Cordelia, giving her best Buttons-alike panto warm-up act.

King Lear (2018) is a British American drama film written and directed by Richard Eyre. Set in a militarized 21st-century London, an aging King leaves his throne. He divides his kingdom among his ...

For King Lear, perhaps Shakespeare’s bleakest tragedy, Denver Center Theatre Company artistic director Kent Thompson has the characters argue, fight, rage, torment each other and grieve on an almost ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Acclaimed actor Kenneth Branagh steps into the formidable shoes of William ...

Hudson Valley Shakespeare launches its first season in the new Samuel H. Scripps Theater Center with "As You Like It," "King ...

After their success of 2024's "Twelfth Night," South Stream Productions is back for their newest Shakespeare celebration, the famously fierce "King Lear." South Stream continues with its ...

Physical media collectors, take note. The Criterion Collection has announced six new Blu-ray releases coming in February 2025, including titles from some of today’s most beloved auteurs and one ...

It is a common reflex to reach for Aristotle’s Poetics to determine what a good tragedy should be. Aristotle says there are good reasons to enjoy a good tragedy, especially if its ergon or telos (its ...

When President Joe Biden announced Sunday that he would not seek reelection after all, one of my first thoughts went to a Russian-born Jewish playwright who revolutionized Yiddish theater in turn of ...