An Iranian director is breathing new life into William Shakespeare's "King Lear" with a bold staging in Tehran infused with ...

An Iranian director is breathing new life into William Shakespeare's "King Lear" with a bold staging in Tehran infused with ...

As he approaches his 89th birthday, Richard Wilson plays King Lear for the first time in his life. Richard will be the oldest-ever British actor to take on the role. This is Shakespeare's powerful ...

Do Lear’s daughters love him? What do they bring with them into the space when they gather along with the rest of their father’s court to witness the old king divesting his power and dividing ...

While his two older daughters, Goneril (Deborah Alli ... doesn’t lack for petty machinations and raving leaders. And “King Lear” doesn’t lack for criticisms of power — those who seek ...

First published in the early 17th century, "King Lear" tells the story ... Naive and prideful, Lear disowns Cordelia, his youngest daughter, who refuses to join the charade.