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5 days ago · For the first time since 2010, Bell Shakespeare presents King Lear. Directed by Peter Evans and starring one of Australia’s finest classical actors Robert Menzies, this heart-wrenching new production promises to be powerful and utterly unforgettable.
4 days ago · This matters, first, because the mythicness of the story is enough to enlarges Lear’s stature to proportions fit for tragedy: to the original audience, Lear was a known figure, and grand as King Arthur.
2 days ago · William Shakespeare (c. 23 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor.He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon" (or simply "the Bard").His extant works, including collaborations, consist of some 39 plays, 154 sonnets, three long ...
6 days ago · Evans is bringing King Lear back to the stage in a new intimate setting – performed in the round at Arts Centre Melbourne’s Fairfax Studio. It’s 14 years since Bell Shakespeare has staged the play, and its latest production has veteran actor Robert Menzies (who’s played Polonius in Hamlet and Friar Laurence in Romeo and Juliet for the company) taking on the titular role.
2 days ago · ‘Revising King Lear’ examines Shakespeare’s divergence from the happy ending of the source text. Considering the 1608 quarto and the 1623 folio, Orgel asserts that multiple extant versions are evidence of a system of revision widespread in Shakespeare’s day.
2 days ago · The plot line for King Lear could have been pulled out of today’s headlines, and the Central Coast Shakespeare Festival ’s production of the Bard’s tragedy, now playing outdoors at the Filipponi Ranch, opened to an enthusiastic crowd June 19. Dysfunctional families haven’t changed much since 1606, the year that Shakespeare wrote what is ...
6 days ago · My favorite King Lear, of the many I’ve seen, was directed by Gerald Freedman and was a production of the Roundabout when it was still an exclusively off-Broadway company. The roaring, tragic center of it was Hal Holbrook in the title role. It was 1990.
2 days ago · The Theatre Guild is excited to offer an exclusive opportunity to witness the timeless tragedy of King Lear at a 50% discount on tickets. Date: 16 - 25 August Venue: Little Theatre, The Cloisters, Victoria Drive, University of Adelaide Experience one of Shakespeare's greatest texts, re-imagined in a post-apocalyptic world.
3 days ago · King Lear is all about things that are perceived versus things that are real, with some characters only finding true insight after they suffer great loss.
Jul 18, 2024 · In one of Shakespeare's greatest masterpieces, an ancient mythical King divides up his kingdom while facing his own declining mental state.
