King Lear
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| First performance | December 26, 1606 |
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| Playwright | William Shakespeare |
| Original language | English |
| Characters | Cordelia |
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| Leir of Britain | |
| Adaptations | Ran |
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| ID | 763150 |
About King Lear
King Lear is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It depicts the gradual descent into madness of the title character, after he disposes of his kingdom by bequeathing his power and land to two of his three daughters in exchange for insincere declarations of love, bringing tragic consequences for all.
Prunella Scales and Timothy West: Dementia won't break our 60-year love affair
... West is regarded as one of the great stage actors of his generation, having played King Lear four times in four different decades...
Ian McKellen to play Falstaff in Shakespeare adaptation Player Kings
... " Sir Ian s previous Shakespeare credits include roles as Richard II, Coriolanus, Iago, Richard III, King Lear and Macbeth - in which he starred opposite Dame Judi Dench...
David Tennant celebrates 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's First Folio
... The celebratory season will include the 2018 adaptation of King Lear starring Sir Anthony Hopkins, Shakespeare Live! from the RSC, and a semi-fictionalised comic drama on Radio 4 about the creation of the First Folio...
Sir Michael Gambon: A career in pictures
... He went on to appear regularly at the National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company in roles including King Lear, Othello, Mark Anthony and Volpone...
Glenda Jackson obituary: An actress unafraid to speak her mind
... And, in 2016 - a full quarter of a century after last treading the boards - took on the role of King Lear at the Old Vic...
Succession: Critics praise 'perfect, brutal' finale
... referenced Shakespeare s King Lear and Macbeth, adding: " It was Succession at its finest...
Joseph Fiennes to star as England manager Gareth Southgate at National Theatre
... " We sort of joked together - him, me and the director - that your return to stage would normally be Henry V or King Lear, not Gareth! " But I do think it has that scale, that epic quality, his journey, in the unlikely figure of Gareth Southgate...
Spare review: The weirdest book ever written by a royal
... When the adult brothers are feuding, Charles begins to sound like something of a Shakespearean figure himself, King Lear in tweed, begging his sons not to make his old age a misery...
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