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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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in the Guildford Shakespeare Company's production of King Lear Credit: Photo: LNP Veteran actor Brian Blessed has withdrawn from a production of King ...

From left: Matthew J. Harris, Michael Milligan, Patrick Page and Shirine Babb in “King Lear,” directed by Simon Godwin at Shakespeare Theatre Company. (DJ Corey) Review by Peter Marks Patrick ...

Given Kenneth Branagh’s virtually unmatched history as an actor and director of Shakespeare’s plays ... on dismay at his production of “King Lear,” a work considered by many to be the ...

King Lear, by William Shakespeare. Directed by Simon Godwin. Through April 16 at Klein Theatre, 450 Seventh St. NW. shakespearetheatre.org.