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Acclaimed actor Kenneth Branagh steps into the formidable shoes of William Shakespeare’s King Lear, in a new production at The Shed NYC. Read the reviews for this new production of one of Shakespeare's most famous tragedies.

Dolby Atmos is coming to live theater for the first time ever through a new production of William Shakespeare's King Lear, starring Kenneth Branagh.

The Baron's Men have delivered a haunting and deeply resonant production of Shakespeare's 'King Lear' at the Curtain Theatre, capturing the play's raw emotional depth and complex themes of power, madness, and familial discord. #shakespeare #ATXTheatre

Kenneth Branagh plays the title role in a new production of William Shakespeare’s King Lear, set in the barbarous landscape of Ancient Britain. Check out rehearsal photos of the show preparing for The Shed's Griffin Theater!

Duke City Repertory Theatre announced the return of Bard Crawl this October with an adaptation of KING LEAR by Amelia Ampuero and Joshua Browner.

A plethora of new names have joined the upcoming film adaptation of Shakespeare's King Lear, including a number that will be familiar to Broadway audiences, such as Academy Award winner Ariana DeBose and Emmy winner Rachel Brosnahan. 

Island Shakespeare Festival Gives has released photos of its production of King Lear!

Island Shakespeare Festival will present KING LEAR and THE LUCKY CHANCE outdoors on Whidbey Island through Sept. 8.

Palm Beach Shakespeare Festival’s free, outdoor Shakespeare by the Sea XXXIV and Shakespeare by the Palms IV production of “King Lear' is set for this month. The Shakespeare by the Sea XXXIV production of “King Lear” takes place July 11- 14 and 18 – 21 at the Seabreeze Amphitheater in Carlin Park.

Compagnia de' Colombari will presens KING LEAR Off-Broadway at La MaMa from July 12-14. This NYC premiere offers a fresh take on Shakespeare's classic tragedy.

One of the 20th season’s greatest highlights is the world premiere of a raw, primal, and potent “paper crown” KING LEAR that strips the Shakespearian classic to its essence.

International Festival of Arts and Ideas will present world premiere of Compagnia de' Colombari's KING LEAR, beginning Friday, June 14 at 8 p.m. at the University Theatre.

Palm Beach Shakespeare Festival reveals the cast for its upcoming free productions of KING LEAR, running from July 11 to 28 as part of Shakespeare by the Sea XXXIV and Shakespeare by the Palms IV.

Cutting Shakespeare isn’t rare, with time restraint and accessible efficiency at the top of the list. What happens when you remove the text altogether, leaving only the bare bones of the story? Hong Kongese company Nonverbal Theatre of Gesture have the answer.

A non-verbal physical theatre interpretation of Shakespeare’s tragedy King Lear, by award-winning director Shu-wing Tang and performed by an all-female cast, is receiving its UK premiere at Riverside Studios in Hammersmith from Thursday 2 – Sunday 12 May. Check out production photos here!

Compagnia de' Colombari is celebrating 20 years of generating spectacle, disrupting and reconstructing texts and spaces under the direction of Karin Coonrod with a robust Anniversary Season throughout 2024.

Reprising the role he played in London last year, Kenneth Branagh will take on the title role in a new production of William Shakespeare’s King Lear at The Shed this fall.

Bell Shakespeare has announced the cast for King Lear. For the first time since 2010, the company re-explores Shakespeare's epic of the imagination, staging the play in an intimate setting as Australian audiences won't have seen it before.

As the cast settle into the run, BroadwayWorld had the chance to chat with Faith Omole, who plays Regan, one of Lear’s daughters, in the Almeida Theatre's production of King Lear. We discussed how she first got into the theatre world, what it has been like to take on the role of Regan and what she hopes audiences take away from King Lear.

Frog & Peach Theatre Company has announced their upcoming production of William Shakespeare's King Lear. Known for their thrilling and accessible adaptations of Shakespeare's plays, Frog & Peach Theatre Company will captivate audiences once again with their rendition of this startlingly relevant tragedy.

The Almeida Theatre has announced the full cast of Yaël Farber’s production of King Lear. Performances run Thursday 8 February – Saturday 30 March 2024. Learn more about who is appearing in the show here!

Ian McKellen is reprising the title role in William Shakespeare's Hamlet in a film adaptation of Sean Mathias' acclaimed 2021 production at Theatre Royal Windsor. Watch the trailer!

News spread quickly among Nashville-area theaterati in January 2016: Denice Hicks would be taking the stage of Belmont University’s Troutt Theater to take on what could conceivably be her greatest theater challenge: Playing King Lear in the Nashville Shakespeare Festival’s production of the Shakespeare tragedy which had opened a week earlier.