The agents of the king’s woes ... But against the aching humanity of this Lear, even his best friends, William Gaunt’s stalwart Gloucester among them, seem a bit tame in the emotional department.

Harris, Michael Milligan, Patrick Page and Shirine Babb in “King Lear,” directed by Simon ... Craig Wallace’s noble Gloucester. It happens gruesomely in front of us, in the play’s most ...

Dennis Raveneau as the title character, left, and Ed Woodall as Gloucester rehearse Fair Assembly's production of "King Lear."(Emily Ernst) This joy appears when Gloucester and Lear magically run ...

Their “King Lear” — a sleek ... from Cordelia, from Kent, from Gloucester. We hear about the kind of man Lear was, and we hear that the behavior that he’s now exhibiting is not who ...

If there’s an actor in King Lear who’s attempting to go deep as he drives forward, it’s Kloska. His Gloucester, though conspicuously young — everyone’s young, even Branagh, whose not ...

Strong with verse text. EARL OF GLOUCESTER (he/him, 40s-50s, open ethnicity) - Nobleman close to KING LEAR. Father of EDMUND and EDGAR. A man of both great emotional depth and wit. Loyal and self ...

My mind went to Gloucester’s astrological pearl-clutching ... All of this could make for a savage and mystical King Lear, a much-needed fable about how unchecked political power creates ...

ADVERTISEMENT King Lear typically runs to about three hours ... illuminate the play’s most memorable tableaux, like Gloucester (Doug Colling) having his eyes plucked out (fair warning: as ...