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Olena Aliabieva, as the Fool, and Myroslava Koshtura, far right, as Cordelia, wait backstage for their turn to perform during the rehearsal of "King Lear" at the Other Place theater in ...

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The Shakespeare Theatre Company's production of "King Lear" is available to stream through Sunday. Tickets cost $40 and are limited. To purchase or for more ...

Director Simon Godwin’s sleek production, with a consummate Patrick Page as the vain and foolish king, is definitive From left: Matthew J. Harris, Michael Milligan, Patrick Page and Shirine Babb in ...

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 ...

In his lecture entitled “Emeritus Rex: Shakespeare’s King Lear, a Cautionary Tale for Retirees,” the acclaimed emeritus theater professor, Paul Whitworth, invites attendees into the world of ...

Although there is surely no shortage of Shakespearean actors in England, one theatrical production has decided to avoid the usual audition process for its rendition of King Lear, instead opting for a ...

William Shakespeare was a late 16th-century English playwright, poet, and actor who is regarded by many as the greatest ...

At Roadshow's 2022 stop in Shelburne, VT, Devon Eastland appraised a 1655 Shakespeare "King Lear" 3rd quarto edition. Find out what the guest did with the book in Extraordinary Finds 3! Antiques ...

The stage set was haunting in its stark simplicity. Panels of jagged crossbeams evoked skeletal ruins. Lengths of white fabric fluttered like shrouds. For almost any theater troupe in the world, it ...

They wanted to create a “King Lear” that percolated like a thriller. And that’s the strong brew audiences are getting — in what has turned out to be one of the biggest hits in the history of ...