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 ...

Dr. Miranda Fay Thomas explores the history behind William Shakespeare's masterpiece King Lear, currently playing at Dublin's Gate Theatre.

While two daughters eagerly toady to him, his one loving daughter, Cordelia (Anna Calder-Marshall), refuses play along with this foolish charade. In a rage, Lear exiles her along with his one ...

The story retains the (almost pantomime) nastiness of the two wicked sisters and the return of good daughter Cordelia, but there is plenty of modern dialogue and silly humour. Lear ultimately asks ...

In his version both King Lear and his daughter Cordelia live, the King grants his daughter the throne, which she will rule with Edgar, who is soon to become her husband. Edgar sums up the mood of ...

Pepter Lunkuse as Cordelia and Don Warrington as King Lear in a 2016 production at the Royal Exchange Theatre - Jonathan Keenan ...

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 ...

In a world ravaged by global warming, pandemics, and natural disaster, King Lear is a man who has brought his country through turmoil, but at what cost? The timeless story of ignorance ...