Lear (Sir Laurence Olivier) is an aging King who wants to retire by abdicating ... Cordelia (Anna Calder-Marshall), refuses play along with this foolish charade. In a rage, Lear exiles her along ...

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 ...

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

King Lear's themes of loyalty, justice, and the corrupting nature of power are particularly resonant in today's world, making this play an essential theatrical experience for audiences of all ages.

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A stage-to-screen film of King Lear, filmed in the round in Manchester. A brutal portrait of a man unravelling - pitted against his daughters, nature and the universe itself. Show more A stage-to ...

A turbulent future beckons unless Lear, king of the Britons, can get his affairs appropriately sorted and equally divided between his three daughters before he dies or loses cognisance — or both.