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

An Iranian director is breathing new life into William Shakespeare's "King Lear" with a bold staging ... "Portraying one of the most important characters in literary history is a rare opportunity ...

The “plot” (course of action) was paramount, followed by the importance of the characters (not so ... or it becomes a comedy). Bell Shakespeare’s King Lear, directed by Peter Evans, delivers ...

STRATFORD-UPON-AVON, England — The stage set was haunting in its stark simplicity. Panels of jagged crossbeams evoked skeletal ruins. Lengths of white fabric fluttered like shrouds. For almost ...

After all, the storm on stage that echoes King Lear’s growing madness is almost as important a character as King ... final rehearsals as the Fairbanks Shakespeare Theatre’s summer production ...