An Iranian director is breathing new life into William Shakespeare's "King Lear" with a bold staging in Tehran infused with ...

“King Lear” features two storylines ... have been done to save the relationship? Cordelia is correct that Lear is vain for expecting his daughters to compete for their inheritance.

An Iranian director is breathing new life into William Shakespeare's "King Lear" with a bold staging in Tehran infused with rock music and a dazzling light show to attract younger audiences. In Iran, ...

CORDELIA/FOOL (she/her, 20s-30s, open ethnicity) - Youngest daughter of KING LEAR. Is tracked with FOOL as CORDELIA undercover. As CORDELIA she is the representation of love. Heart-centered ...

as Lear’s second malevolent daughter Regan; Academy-Award Winner Ariana DeBose (West Side Story) as the king’s beloved youngest daughter Cordelia, who he erroneously banishes; Emmy Winner ...

King Lear, by William Shakespeare ... in captivity of remorseful Lear and pure-hearted Cordelia (played by Lily Santiago), the daughter he foolishly disowned, left me so moved.

De Shields brings to Lear a wiry intensity that signals the complexities of his relationships with daughters Cordelia (Nicole King), Goneril (Rayme Cornell) and Regan (Jacqueline Thompson).

Lear, a British king, offers in his old age to divide ... Lear reunites with his lost daughter, Cordelia, who has returned to rescue him. The world is full of sane Lears, in and out of leadership.

Do Lear’s daughters love him? What do they bring with them into the space when they gather along with the rest of their father’s court to witness the old king divesting his power and dividing ...

A brief catch-up: King Lear tells the story of an aging ... to divide his lands and power among his three daughters, Goneril, Regan, and Cordelia. But first he has a question for them: “Which ...