“King Lear’s tyranny makes him one of the least ... alongside a drummer (gosu) and with minimal staging. Dance, song and music – both stylised and naturalistic – are all combined in ...

If Godard’s filmography was placed on a spectrum from linear to discombobulated, King Lear (1987), his postmodern ...

For over 150 years, Shakespeare’s tragedy King Lear was performed with a less than ... two characters who have minimal interaction in the original. In this version there are hints of a ...

Lear (Sir Laurence Olivier) is an aging King who wants to retire by abdicating to his three daughters. However, in an act of petty ego stroking, he asks them who amongst them loves him most.

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 ...