Trump’s war on my colleagues and students helped me understand the play’s political caution, which is not just about bad ...

Ana Pasa reviews Root Ginger Productions performance of King Lear at the Keble O'Reilly theatre, starring Scott Burke ...

A turbulent future beckons unless Lear, king of the Britons ... compatriot Stuart Graham as a charismatic and imposing Duke of Gloucester make a compelling partnership, the latter daring to ...

As a statue of activist Brian Haw is unveiled, Mark Rylance reflects on his message and the lessons we should learn from his ...

Shakespeare was a social entrepreneur and entertainer in a world riven by crises, and much can be learned from bringing him ...

School can turn classic books into a chore. Rereading Eliot or Austen or Shakespeare as we grow older, we can see how we have grown as imaginative, moral beings.

As young readers, we won’t necessarily capture the full vision King Lear offers us ... at the literal blinding of Lear’s loyal subject the Earl of Gloucester (the horror of witnessing a ...