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4 days ago · King Lear was staged by Royal Shakespeare Company, with Antony Sher in the lead role. The performance was directed by Gregory Doran and was described as having "strength and depth". In 2017, the Guthrie Theatre produced a production of King Lear with Stephen Yoakam in the title role.
2 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.
Jul 14, 2024 · Part of »The New Penguin Shakespeare« series, this text looks at »King Lear« with an introduction, a list of further reading, commentary and a short account of the textual problems of the play. The series is used and recommended by the Royal Shakespeare Company.
4 days ago · Shakespeare Illustrated Classics. William Shakespeare's King Lear — Conner, Daniel, 1985- — As King Lear tries to split his kingdom among his three daughters, the chaos and mistrust that ensue drive him mad. Includes discussion prompts, fun facts, a short biography of Shakespeare, and famous phrases from the play. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Graphic Planet is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.
3 days ago · I observed a school group undertake a mock-lesson in the style of education that Shakespeare would have received, including Latin recitation and peer-to-peer learning. I spent time with the incredible education team at the Royal Shakespeare Company, in both the London and Stratford-Upon-Avon offices, led by Director of Learning Jacqui O'Hanlon MBE.
4 days ago · Signature. William Shakespeare ( c. 23 [a] April 1564 – 23 April 1616) [b] 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. [4] [5] [6] He is often called England's national poet and the " Bard of Avon " (or simply "the Bard").
4 days ago · In 2007, the legendary English actor returned to the Royal Shakespeare Company, in productions of King Lear and The Seagull. Along with Patrick Stewart, he also starred in a double production of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot and Harold Pinter’s No Man’s Land on Broadway at the Cort Theatre.
