It marks the first time that Blessed, known for his trademark booming voice, has played King Lear on stage and the first time he has performed alongside his daughter. Directed by Caroline Devlin for ...

Produced by Guildford Shakespeare Company (GSC ... “Against this backdrop we create a timeless setting for Shakespeare’s King Lear.” The design will be by Neil Irish, with GSC regulars ...

Blessed starred alongside his daughter Rosalind in the Guildford Shakespeare ... to withdraw" from the Guildford Shakespeare Company's production of King Lear, on doctor's advice.

Brian Blessed in King Lear. Credit: Guildford Shakespeare Company. Photographer: Steve Porter. The Guildford Shakespeare Company takes Shakespeare to venues around Guildford and recently finished ...

There are many fine details in his performance for the Guildford Shakespeare Company ... But after all that’s happened, Lear, let alone Blessed, cannot be in his perfect mind. King Lear is playing at ...

to continue King Lear Brian Blessed collapsed on stage in Guildford this week, with a suspected heart problem, as he played Shakespeare's tragic hero King Lear. The veteran actor, 78, took to the ...

Brian Blessed with his daughter, Rosalind, in the Guildford Shakespeare Company's production of King Lear Credit: Photo: LNP Veteran actor Brian Blessed has withdrawn from a production of King ...