The return of “King Lear” In this new production, al-Fakharany marks his third portrayal of King Lear, but this time, he embodies the character at its true age of 80. Having previously played the role ...

Driven mad by fury, Lear wanders a barren heath in the midst of a storm with only his Fool for company. In this second of two episodes, John looks at the loyal but provocative character of the Fool.

Why are the plays of William Shakespeare still so popular 400 years after his death? "Sunday Morning" talks with New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd and actor Patrick Page about the Bard's enduring ...

An Iranian director is breathing new life into William Shakespeare’s King Lear with a bold staging in Tehran infused with rock music and a dazzling light show to attract younger audiences. In ...

An Iranian director is breathing new life into William Shakespeare's "King Lear" with a bold staging in Tehran infused with rock music and a dazzling light show to attract younger audiences.

An Iranian director is breathing new life into William Shakespeare's King Lear with a bold staging in Tehran infused with rock music and a dazzling light show to attract younger audiences. In Iran ...

An Iranian director is breathing new life into William Shakespeare's "King Lear" with a bold staging in Tehran infused with rock music and a dazzling light show to attract younger audiences.

TEHRAN – A musical adaptation of William Shakespeare’s play “King Lear” is currently on stage at Tehran's City Theater Complex. Elika Abdorrazaqi is the director of the musical, which will remain on ...

Shakespeare's King Lear has had many lives since it was first performed in 1606; despite the demise of so many of its characters, the story itself refuses to die.

I no longer simply read this book for Elizabeth Bennett’s love story, but for the finely crafted replication Austen gives us of human character, with all its flaws. Hers are imaginary yet ...

Culture • Theater Review: Kenneth Branagh’s ‘King Lear’ Howls Into A Stormy, Rushed Muddle The great Kenneth Branagh leads and co-directs a decidedly not-great production at the Shed.