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  1. Jul 25, 2018 · Royal Shakespeare Company: King Lear: Directed by Gregory Doran. With Romayne Andrews, Antony Byrne, Eke Chukwu, James Clyde. King Lear divides his kingdom among his children, but misjudges their loyalty.

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    • Drama
    • Gregory Doran
    • 2018-07-25
  2. King Lear is set in the court of an ageing British monarch. Shakespeare probably wrote it in around 1604, sandwiched between two other great tragedies, Othello and Macbeth . Having reached the age of 80, the widowed King Lear calls his nobles together to announce his intention to pass on the cares and responsibility of monarchy to his three daughters, with whom he means to live on a rota basis.

  3. The company of King Lear perform part of Act 1 Scene 1 with Antony Sher as King Lear, Natalie Simpson as Cordelia, Kelly Williams as Regan and Nia Gwynne as ...

    • 5 min
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    • RSC Shakespeare Learning Zone
  4. Shakespeare drew on a number of sources to write King Lear, but every version except his ends happily. Nahum Tate, who was appointed Poet Laureate in 1642, re-wrote a number of Shakespeare's plays to provide them with happy endings. In his 1681 version of King Lear, Cordelia survived to marry Edgar, caring for her elderly father until his death ...

  5. Local director Vyacheslav Yehorov saw the parallels between the refugees’ experience and the themes of King Lear, and involved them in the creation of his play. The result is a compelling new production threaded through. with a haunting sense of loss. King Lear is performed in Ukrainian without surtitles. 2 performances only. All tickets £15.

  6. Sep 5, 2016 · King Lear has ruled for many years and as age begins to overtake him, he divides his kingdom amongst his children. But vanity clouds his judgement and soon h...

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    • Royal Shakespeare Company
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  8. The company of King Lear perform Act 3 Scene 4 with Antony Sher as King Lear and Oliver Johnstone as Edgar in Gregory Doran's 2016 production of King Lear wi...

    • 3 min
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    • RSC Shakespeare Learning Zone