Preparing for retirement, King Lear decides to split his land evenly ... Edgar is forced into hiding and disguises himself as a poor beggar. After learning of the King's troubles, Gloucester ...

The coastal gateway features in a number of the William ... in the town in 1606. Lear famously heads to Dover (in Act 3), accompanied by Edgar (in disguise as Poor Tom) after being spurned and ...

Opinion: Dr. Miranda Fay Thomas explores the history behind - and relevance of - William Shakespeare's masterpiece King Lear, currently playing at Dublin's Gate Theatre. Filmmaker Francis Ford ...

The summer portion of the season will kick off with Shakespeare's romance "The Tempest" July 3-20, followed by the the Bard's tragic masterpiece "King Lear" July 31-Aug. 17. Both plays will be ...

Goneril talks to King ... poor beggar. After learning of the King's troubles, Gloucester sets out to help him but is found for treason and is blinded. His son, Edgar leads him to safety where King ...

King Lear is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, and Vizio.

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 ...

A turbulent future beckons unless Lear, king of the Britons ... one wonders yet again at Shakespeare’s uncanny ability to create dramas for the contemporary zeitgeist, their universal truths ...