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. But ...

So much so that when the King of France (Hunter Ringsmith) offers to marry Cordelia moments after Lear repudiates her, the gesture is meant to come as a shock. On this occasion, he and Godwin ...

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, ...

King Lear, old and tired, divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to their protestations of love for him. When Cordelia, youngest and most honest, refuses to idly flatter ...

I saw King Lear, one of the few people in America who ... and the film has barely been seen since a boutique release in France resulted in a €5,000 copyright claim from French author Viviane ...

Carson Wright as Edgar, Ben Stegmair as Edmund, John Flores as Fool, Shawn Gann as Kent, Rudy Lopez as Burgundy/Oswald, Doak Rapp as King of France, and Ethan Norris as Lear Understudy/Male Swing.

The Shakespeare Theatre Company's production of "King Lear" is available to stream through Sunday. Tickets cost $40 and are limited. To purchase or for more information, visit shakespearetheatre ...

First published in the early 17th century, "King Lear" tells the story of a crumbling ... Friedrich Durrenmatt from Switzerland and France's Yasmina Reza, says the Iranian authorities impose ...