Any director worth his salt who tackles "King Lear" will attempt to redefine the center in Shakespeare's mightiest tragedy: mythical, cosmic chaos or earthbound human suffering; railing madness or ...

Actors who played the role of Duke of Albany: Ian Deakin,Paul O'Brien (i) [Broadway] Add a Show Listing: Sign-up: News on your favorite shows, specials & more! EXPLORE REGIONS. Sign-up: ...

The Two Texts of King Lear–The Quarto of 1608 and the Folio of 1623. ... Only Kent, Edgar, and Goneril’s good husband Albany are left to rue the “weight of this sad time. ...

‘King Lear’: TV Review. Running under two hours, Amazon's version of William Shakespeare's 'King Lear' is oddly thin and brisk, but you can't go wrong watching Anthony Hopkins as Lear.

The very first sentence, Kent’s speech, “ I thought the king had more affected the Duke of Albany than Cornwall,” shows us that Lear had the gift to know men, as the subsequent conduct of ...

Actors who played the role of Albany: Richard Topol [Off-Broadway] Add a Show Listing: Sign-up: News on your favorite shows, specials & more! EXPLORE REGIONS. Sign-up: ...

Even Albany, a usually undercast role, ... London has not seen so moving and intelligent a production of “King Lear” in years. Happily, the production will tour the U.K. and play BAM.