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King Lear review – Kenneth Branagh’s banal tragedy

King Lear review – Kenneth Branagh’s banal tragedy

King Lear starring Kenneth Branagh confirms £20 ticket schemes

King Lear starring Kenneth Branagh confirms £20 ticket schemes

Full cast to join Kenneth Branagh in King Lear revealed

Full cast to join Kenneth Branagh in King Lear revealed

Glenda Jackson has died aged 87

Glenda Jackson has died aged 87

<em>Macbeth</em> review – Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga lead an uneven revival on Broadway

Macbeth review – Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga lead an uneven revival on Broadway

See Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga in <em>Macbeth</em>

See Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga in Macbeth

<em>The 47th</em> at the Old Vic – review

The 47th at the Old Vic – review

Stage stars to look out for in <em>Bridgerton</em>

Stage stars to look out for in Bridgerton

Amber Gray to play Banquo in <em>Macbeth</em> with Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga on Broadway

Amber Gray to play Banquo in Macbeth with Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga on Broadway

'It was an experiment': Denzel Washington, Corey Hawkins and Alex Hassell discuss <em>The Tragedy of Macbeth</em>

'It was an experiment': Denzel Washington, Corey Hawkins and Alex Hassell discuss The Tragedy of Macbeth

Shakespeare's Globe announces 2022 summer season

Shakespeare's Globe announces 2022 summer season

Antony Sher has died aged 72

Antony Sher has died aged 72

Cast joining Tamsin Greig in <em>Peggy for You</em> revival announced

Cast joining Tamsin Greig in Peggy for You revival announced

Kathryn Hunter to star in Shakespeare's Globe's <em>King Lear</em> in 2022 – 24 years after first playing the role

Kathryn Hunter to star in Shakespeare's Globe's King Lear in 2022 – 24 years after first playing the role

Stage shows, musicals and opera you can watch online now for free

Stage shows, musicals and opera you can watch online now for free

National Theatre adds further resources to help home learning and digital lessons

National Theatre adds further resources to help home learning and digital lessons

South Bank Sky Arts Awards winners revealed

South Bank Sky Arts Awards winners revealed

Diana Rigg has died aged 82

Diana Rigg has died aged 82

Stage star Brent Carver has died aged 68

Stage star Brent Carver has died aged 68

Shakespeare and plague – how did disease influence the playwright?

Shakespeare and plague – how did disease influence the playwright?

Shakespeare plays to watch online to mark his birthday

Shakespeare plays to watch online to mark his birthday

BBC to broadcast and stream six RSC shows featuring Christopher Eccleston, Paapa Essiedu and more

BBC to broadcast and stream six RSC shows featuring Christopher Eccleston, Paapa Essiedu and more

Yellow Earth Theatre: milestone shows over the last 25 years

Yellow Earth Theatre: milestone shows over the last 25 years

Deborah Warner announced as new Ustinov Studio artistic director

Deborah Warner announced as new Ustinov Studio artistic director

Review: <em>Kunene and the King</em> (Ambassadors Theatre)

Review: Kunene and the King (Ambassadors Theatre)

Comic and director Jonathan Miller has died aged 85

Comic and director Jonathan Miller has died aged 85

<em>The Astonishing Times of Timothy Cratchit</em> musical at the Hope Mill Theatre: in rehearsals

The Astonishing Times of Timothy Cratchit musical at the Hope Mill Theatre: in rehearsals

Cast announced for new <em>Beautiful – The Carole King Musical</em> tour

Cast announced for new Beautiful – The Carole King Musical tour

<em>The Astonishing Times of Timothy Cratchit</em> musical at Hope Mill Theatre full casting announced

The Astonishing Times of Timothy Cratchit musical at Hope Mill Theatre full casting announced

Birmingham Rep's 2020 spring season to include RSC <em>Tartuffe</em> and <em>Asking for It</em> UK premiere

Birmingham Rep's 2020 spring season to include RSC Tartuffe and Asking for It UK premiere

Antony Sher wins Theatre Book Prize

Antony Sher wins Theatre Book Prize

Glenda Jackson is the queen of Broadway in a hit-and-miss <em>King Lear</em>

Glenda Jackson is the queen of Broadway in a hit-and-miss King Lear

Review: <em>Kunene and the King</em> (Swan Theatre, RSC)

Review: Kunene and the King (Swan Theatre, RSC)

Glenn Close and Elaine May's performances in New York prove that experience is a gift

Glenn Close and Elaine May's performances in New York prove that experience is a gift

<em>Richard II</em> at the Almeida: full cast joining Simon Russell Beale announced

Richard II at the Almeida: full cast joining Simon Russell Beale announced

Don Warrington: My dream role? This one

Don Warrington: My dream role? This one

Ian McKellen meets Lin-Manuel Miranda, Prince Harry sings and <em>Heathers</em> starts West End rehearsals in our pics of the week

Ian McKellen meets Lin-Manuel Miranda, Prince Harry sings and Heathers starts West End rehearsals in our pics of the week

Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen reunite at opening night of <em>King Lear</em> in the West End

Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen reunite at opening night of King Lear in the West End

Review: <em>King Lear</em> (Duke of York's Theatre)

Review: King Lear (Duke of York's Theatre)

Ian McKellen as King Lear in the West End: first look

Ian McKellen as King Lear in the West End: first look

What to watch: best shows to see this week

What to watch: best shows to see this week

And Introducing…Max Webster: the director who takes on everything from Seuss to Shakespeare

And Introducing…Max Webster: the director who takes on everything from Seuss to Shakespeare

BBC's <em>King Lear</em> shows that Shakespeare is there to be broken

BBC's King Lear shows that Shakespeare is there to be broken

Colin Morgan, Orlando Bloom, Vanessa Kirby and more screen stars on stage this summer

Colin Morgan, Orlando Bloom, Vanessa Kirby and more screen stars on stage this summer

The Producers and Death of a Salesman revivals feature in new Royal Exchange season

The Producers and Death of a Salesman revivals feature in new Royal Exchange season

Follies dates, casting and new Anaïs Mitchell musical announced at the National Theatre

Follies dates, casting and new Anaïs Mitchell musical announced at the National Theatre

Ian McKellen's <em>King Lear</em> to be broadcast live and full cast announced

Ian McKellen's King Lear to be broadcast live and full cast announced

Ian McKellen's life to be subject of new documentary

Ian McKellen's life to be subject of new documentary

Test your theatre knowledge: Weather on stage

Test your theatre knowledge: Weather on stage

Ian McKellen's <em>King Lear</em> to transfer into the West End

Ian McKellen's King Lear to transfer into the West End

10 shows that we want to see in the West End in 2018

10 shows that we want to see in the West End in 2018

Were the critics mad for McKellen's King Lear?

Review Round-Ups

Were the critics mad for McKellen's King Lear?

Review: <em>King Lear</em> (Minerva Theatre, Chichester)

Review: King Lear (Minerva Theatre, Chichester)

Exclusive: First look at Ian McKellen and cast in rehearsals for <em>King Lear</em>

Exclusive: First look at Ian McKellen and cast in rehearsals for King Lear

Christopher Eccleston to star as Macbeth in new RSC season

Christopher Eccleston to star as Macbeth in new RSC season

Review: <em>King Lear</em> (Shakespeare's Globe)

Review: King Lear (Shakespeare's Globe)

Top 5 theatre openings: 14 – 21 August

Top 5 theatre openings: 14 – 21 August

Full casting announced for <em>King Lear</em> with Ian McKellen

Full casting announced for King Lear with Ian McKellen

Ian McKellen to play King Lear in Daniel Evans' first Chichester season

Ian McKellen to play King Lear in Daniel Evans' first Chichester season

Test your theatre knowledge: Quiz of the month

Test your theatre knowledge: Quiz of the month

Glenda Jackson to play <em>King Lear</em> on BBC Radio 4

Glenda Jackson to play King Lear on BBC Radio 4

The Mike Pence <em>Hamilton</em> speech demonstrates how theatre must continue to disrupt

The Mike Pence Hamilton speech demonstrates how theatre must continue to disrupt

Photos: Glenda Jackson and cast celebrate <em>King Lear</em>

Photos: Glenda Jackson and cast celebrate King Lear

Were the critics mad for Glenda Jackson's Lear?

Review Round-Ups

Were the critics mad for Glenda Jackson's Lear?

Why theatre criticism is actually impossible

Why theatre criticism is actually impossible

Review: <em>King Lear</em> (Old Vic)

Review: King Lear (Old Vic)

Top 5 theatre openings this week: 31 October – 6 November

Top 5 theatre openings this week: 31 October – 6 November

Alan Lyddiard: Older voices are lost and forgotten but deserve to be heard

Alan Lyddiard: Older voices are lost and forgotten but deserve to be heard

Review: <em>King Lear</em> (Royal Shakespeare Theatre)

Review: King Lear (Royal Shakespeare Theatre)

Top 5 theatre openings this week: 29 August – 4 September

Top 5 theatre openings this week: 29 August – 4 September

<em>King Lear</em> (Bristol Old Vic)

King Lear (Bristol Old Vic)

<em>The Shadow King</em> (Barbican Theatre)

The Shadow King (Barbican Theatre)

Further casting announced for <em>King Lear</em> at the Old Vic

Further casting announced for King Lear at the Old Vic

John Boyega to star in new Old Vic season

John Boyega to star in new Old Vic season

Your favourite Shakespeare speeches

Your favourite Shakespeare speeches

Further casting announced for <em>No Man's Land</em>

Further casting announced for No Man's Land

<em>King Lear</em> (Manchester Royal Exchange)

King Lear (Manchester Royal Exchange)

<em>King Lear</em> (Royal & Derngate)

King Lear (Royal & Derngate)

What's in my dressing room? – Michael Pennington

What's in my dressing room? – Michael Pennington

Michael Coveney: RSC Dream and Lee Hall at the Tower are the tip of the am-dram iceberg

Michael Coveney: RSC Dream and Lee Hall at the Tower are the tip of the am-dram iceberg

Don Warrington: <em> 'King Lear</em> looks like a really stupid thing to do'

Don Warrington: 'King Lear looks like a really stupid thing to do'

WhatsOnStage Award winners: where are they now?

WhatsOnStage Award winners: where are they now?

Matt Trueman: is female-led Shakespeare a passing fad?

Matt Trueman: is female-led Shakespeare a passing fad?

Michael Coveney: Sound bites back

Michael Coveney: Sound bites back

BBC announce 2016 Shakespeare Festival

BBC announce 2016 Shakespeare Festival

RSC casts female Cymbeline

RSC casts female Cymbeline

Simon Russell Beale to feature in new RSC season

Simon Russell Beale to feature in new RSC season

Michael Coveney: It's hard to believe Jim Broadbent turned down Del Boy

Michael Coveney: It's hard to believe Jim Broadbent turned down Del Boy

David Haig: "Playing King George III changed the way I think about acting"

David Haig: "Playing King George III changed the way I think about acting"

Linda (Royal Court)

Linda (Royal Court)

Kathryn Hunter to play title role in all-female <em>Cyrano de Bergerac</em>

Kathryn Hunter to play title role in all-female Cyrano de Bergerac

Michael Pennington to play King Lear and <em>Peter and the Starcatcher</em> makes European premiere

Michael Pennington to play King Lear and Peter and the Starcatcher makes European premiere

Full casting announced for <em>The Master Builder</em>

Full casting announced for The Master Builder

Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre announces Spring/Summer 2016 Season

Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre announces Spring/Summer 2016 Season

Don Warrington to star in Talawa's <em>King Lear</em> at Royal Exchange

Don Warrington to star in Talawa's King Lear at Royal Exchange

Casting announced for RSC's <em>Wendy and Peter Pan</em>

Casting announced for RSC's Wendy and Peter Pan

Michael Coveney: Hare and Billington illuminate the importance of playwrights

Michael Coveney: Hare and Billington illuminate the importance of playwrights

Actor Tom Beard dies aged 50

Actor Tom Beard dies aged 50

Michael Coveney: Comedians playing it straight on stage

Michael Coveney: Comedians playing it straight on stage

An Oak Tree (NT Temporary Theatre)

An Oak Tree (NT Temporary Theatre)

Michael Coveney: Why we love the shows that go wrong

Michael Coveney: Why we love the shows that go wrong

Simon Russell Beale and David Hare in new Hampstead season

Simon Russell Beale and David Hare in new Hampstead season

The Father (Tricycle Theatre)

The Father (Tricycle Theatre)

Full casting announced for <em>The Trial</em> at the Young Vic

Full casting announced for The Trial at the Young Vic

King Lear (Rose Playhouse)

King Lear (Rose Playhouse)

Hampstead Theatre stages UK premiere of <em>Luna Gale</em>

Hampstead Theatre stages UK premiere of Luna Gale

20 Questions: Harry Melling – 'I find it hard to unwind after this'

20 Questions: Harry Melling – 'I find it hard to unwind after this'

King Lear (Northern Broadsides – Tour)

King Lear (Northern Broadsides – Tour)

Globe announces casting for <em>Richard II</em> and <em>King John</em>

Globe announces casting for Richard II and King John

Michael Coveney: Royal 'Sher-speare' Company makes plans as Dame Diana goes solo

Michael Coveney: Royal 'Sher-speare' Company makes plans as Dame Diana goes solo

Antony Sher to play King Lear at RSC

Antony Sher to play King Lear at RSC

Tom Hiddleston, Sam Mendes and Helen Mirren honoured in annual Falstaff Awards

Tom Hiddleston, Sam Mendes and Helen Mirren honoured in annual Falstaff Awards

Brian Blessed withdraws from <em>King Lear</em> production

Brian Blessed withdraws from King Lear production

Show goes on for Brian Blessed after collapsing during <em>King Lear</em>

Show goes on for Brian Blessed after collapsing during King Lear

King Lear (Holy Trinity Church, Guildford)

King Lear (Holy Trinity Church, Guildford)

Production Pics: Brian Blessed in <em>King Lear</em>

Production Pics: Brian Blessed in King Lear

Brian Blessed: 'I look on Lear as an Everest, an adventure'

Brian Blessed: 'I look on Lear as an Everest, an adventure'

South West year in review 2014

South West year in review 2014

Tributes paid to actor David Ryall

Tributes paid to actor David Ryall

West Yorkshire Playhouse announces new season

West Yorkshire Playhouse announces new season

Stephen Gould, Covent Garden's Tristan

Stephen Gould, Covent Garden's Tristan

Full casting announced for <em>The Ruling Class</em> with James McAvoy

Full casting announced for The Ruling Class with James McAvoy

<em>Educating Rita</em> and <em>Hudsucker Proxy</em> in Liverpool Everyman spring/summer season

Educating Rita and Hudsucker Proxy in Liverpool Everyman spring/summer season

Jonathan Miller to direct Northern Broadsides' Barrie Rutter in <em>King Lear</em>

Jonathan Miller to direct Northern Broadsides' Barrie Rutter in King Lear

My Perfect Mind (Tour-Tobacco Factory)

My Perfect Mind (Tour-Tobacco Factory)

Brian Blessed plays King Lear opposite daughter

Brian Blessed plays King Lear opposite daughter

Michael Coveney: 'Donald Sinden was one of the greatest comic actors of the last century'

Michael Coveney: 'Donald Sinden was one of the greatest comic actors of the last century'

Michael Coveney: Petherbridge revives his vaudeville Lear, more Bard news from the RSC

Michael Coveney: Petherbridge revives his vaudeville Lear, more Bard news from the RSC

Antony Sher stars in <em>Death of a Salesman</em> at RSC; Hugh Quarshie plays Othello

Antony Sher stars in Death of a Salesman at RSC; Hugh Quarshie plays Othello

Notes from New York: We trade Lindsay Lohan for Helen Mirren and sing obscenities with Idina Menzel

Notes from New York: We trade Lindsay Lohan for Helen Mirren and sing obscenities with Idina Menzel

1st Night Photos and Video: Martin Freeman and cast at opening night of Jamie Lloyd's <em>Richard III</em>

1st Night Photos and Video: Martin Freeman and cast at opening night of Jamie Lloyd's Richard III

King Lear (tour – Bury St Edmunds)

King Lear (tour – Bury St Edmunds)

Petherbridge's <em>Perfect Mind</em> revived for Young Vic and tour

Petherbridge's Perfect Mind revived for Young Vic and tour

King Lear (Cockpit Theatre)

King Lear (Cockpit Theatre)

Michael Coveney: RSC asks, which is Shakespeare’s most popular play? And which is the best?

Michael Coveney: RSC asks, which is Shakespeare’s most popular play? And which is the best?

Sam Mendes directs Simon Russell Beale's 'extraordinary' Lear

Review Round-Ups

Sam Mendes directs Simon Russell Beale's 'extraordinary' Lear

Michael Coveney: King Lear sponsors, stand-ins and other shout-outs

Michael Coveney: King Lear sponsors, stand-ins and other shout-outs

King Lear (NT Olivier)

King Lear (NT Olivier)

Sam Troughton misses <em>King Lear</em> performances after being 'struck dumb'

Sam Troughton misses King Lear performances after being 'struck dumb'

Show Pics: Simon Russell Beale reunites with Sam Mendes for NT's <em>Lear</em>

Show Pics: Simon Russell Beale reunites with Sam Mendes for NT's Lear

Opening: <em>Weir</em> transfers, Payne's <em>Blurred Lines</em> and Russell Beale's Lear

Opening: Weir transfers, Payne's Blurred Lines and Russell Beale's Lear

Brits on Broadway: Harry Melling on playing Frank Langella's Fool

Brits on Broadway: Harry Melling on playing Frank Langella's Fool

King Lear (Chichester)

King Lear (Chichester)

Lesley Sharp stars in NT <em>Taste of Honey</em>, Daniel Kitson returns

Lesley Sharp stars in NT Taste of Honey, Daniel Kitson returns

Joss Ackland stars in King Lear reading, directed by Jonathan Miller

King Lear (Bath)

Kate Fleetwood, Anna Maxwell Martin and Olivia Vinall join Russell Beale in Mendes’ Lear

Seven quotes from Shakespeare for the Royal Baby

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