King Lear' still resonates today for its raw depiction of family betrayal, aging, and regret—unveiling timeless truths about ...

All the more so if the players in question were amateur actors. Even more if the play happened to be “King Lear” — one of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies, and also one of the thorniest ...

As I’ve encountered more articles, forums and social media posts devoted to family estrangement, I can’t help but see connections to Shakespeare’s “King Lear,” which I teach to my ...

Mother/daughter acting partners Julie and Chloe Oliver preview Shakespeare’s ‘King Lear’ on stage, opening tonight at The ...

So it was with Kim Krumm Sorenson’s stunning silks for Lear, Cordelia and Regan. In the Resident Ensemble Players’ stirring production of King Lear, director Jackson Gay strips the ...

Goneril talks to King Lear, her father, telling him that he is acting foolish and not attending to his kingdom. She does this with an alterior motive to find a reason to kick him out of his kingdom.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play: Christopher Plummer was nominated but did not win.

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.

Losing a connection to your family, intentionally or not, is tragic. catscandotcom/E+ via Getty Images ...

In a world ravaged by global warming, pandemics, and natural disaster, King Lear is a man who has brought his country through turmoil, but at what cost? The timeless story of ignorance ...

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 ...