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 ...

I’m happy for 17-year-old Kenneth, and also that doesn’t answer the question. Branagh’s overarching vision seems to be textural rather than essential — “to be as urgent as possible.” ...

Shakespeare's "King Lear," so grand in its scope, so dark in its vision, is not a play about a single man. But the new Broadway production tends to make you forget this. Playing the maddened and ...

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Unlike King Lear, Ian McKellen is demonstrating no “infirmity of his age,” with the 79-year-old enjoying a rich vein of theatrical form that shows no sign of letting up. He follows his double ...

Lear loses it when his beloved Cordelia (Malkia Stampley) refuses to play along; having disinherited her, he banishes his protesting wingman, Kent (Bryce Lord).

King Lear runs Thursdays through Sundays, at 8 PM, in Samuell Grand Park, through October 15. Tickets are always available at the gate, as well as through the link below. Flores, Stegmair, Padilla ...

The Baron's Men have delivered a haunting and deeply resonant production of Shakespeare's 'King Lear' at the Curtain Theatre, capturing the play's raw emotional depth and complex themes of power ...

You will not be able to keep your eyes off the eye. Visitors to the thrilling, trimmed-down Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company production of King Lear (Griffin Theater, The Shed, to Dec. 15 ...

Lear Rex set photos reveal first look at Al Pacino as King Lear plus Stephen Dorff as Poor Tom. By BRIAN GALLAGHER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM. Published: 22:12 EDT, 18 September 2024 | Updated: 02:06 EDT ...

Avery Brooks makes his grand entrance as King Lear down the aisle of the auditorium to the stage, where a royal celebration is going on with joyous chanting, dancing and drumming. It's a bold ...

At two hours with no intermission, this stunning Branagh-helmed and -starring production is, in the best possible way, “King Lear’s” greatest hits.