It will probably mean — as is the case with the King Lear now visiting the Shed, starring Kenneth Branagh and co-directed by Branagh, Rob Ashford, and Lucy Skilbeck — that you can tell a clear story ...

Kenneth Branagh’s production of the Shakespeare classic speeds through the material and can’t quite figure out its tone.

A new editorial about Donald Trump's agitated response to Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign begins with a story about how "King Lear" landed mad King George III in a straightjacket.

The British actor stars in and co-directs this brisk, emotionally vacuous production of the towering drama at the Shed.

This lighter reading will help us understand expressions of madness that reemerge in King Lear, including demonic possession, waking dreams, and poetic splendor. Next, we’ll ask: When and why is Lear ...

Above my desk, I keep a Post-it note with a quote from the play: “The worst is not so long as we can say ‘This is the worst.’ ” ...

You will not be able to keep your eyes off the eye. Visitors to the thrilling, trimmed-down Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company ...

discuss the enduring appeal of the king gone mad, the importance of interrogating the classics, and Lear’s long road to New York City. Poots: Ken, what was the genesis of this project?

Over the past few years, a discussion has emerged about a somewhat taboo move: cutting ties altogether with family members ...

Shakespeare wrote King Lear around 1605 during a time of political ... By Act III, the storm on the heath mirrors Lear’s inner turmoil. He is fully mad, shouting at the heavens alongside the ...

Have you heard about the latest development on Manhattan’s far west side? Beginning this week, it’s ancient Britain. On ...