Fun and irreverent, Andy Stanton’s retelling of King Lear centres on Lear and his daughters, with many secondary characters in Shakespeare’s complex original not making an appearance.

Preparing for retirement, King Lear decides to split his land evenly amongst his three daughters - Goneril, Regan and Cordelia. Before he bestows these gifts upon his daughters, he gives them a ...

The first half of the show, before intermission, was highly entertaining. We were introduced to King Lear (Tommy Liddy) and ...

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 ...

Shakespeare's works were far from sacrosanct. Here’s a popular adaptation of King Lear where almost everyone, except for the real 'baddies', lives happily ever after. Loved by spectators ...

Belinda's departure, set to Billy Preston's "Nothing From Nothing," alluded to "King Lear," highlighting the ... of English playwright William Shakespeare are all over "White Lotus" Season 3's ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...