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 ...

Or when a patriarch succumbs to flattery over a more difficult truth? Shakespeare asks these questions and more in King Lear, his study of political vacuums and family dynamics. The ageing King ...

Shakespeare's works were far from sacrosanct. Here’s a popular adaptation of King Lear where almost everyone, except for the real 'baddies', lives happily ever after. Loved by spectators ...

“King Lear’s tyranny makes him one of the least ... “We wanted to focus more on universal themes, to explore ideas that people cling to ideas that eventually expose their foolishness.” ...