King LearBloomsbury Publishing, 2018 M08 6 - 104 pages Jonathan Munby's explosive revival of Shakespeare's epic tragedy transferred to the West End following its sold-out run at Chichester Festival Theatre. Performed by a celebrated cast led by Ian McKellen as the embittered monarch in a fractured kingdom. In this version the play has been cut back to its essentials to create a shorter play for a modern audience. Munby has also created a version to suit the intimacy and immediacy of the Minerva Theatre (Chichester), whilst harnessing what he describes as the "catapulting ferocity" of the play. Two ageing fathers - one a King, one his courtier - reject the children who truly love them. Their blindness unleashes a tornado of pitiless ambition and treachery as family and state are plunged into a violent power struggle with shocking ends. Tender, brutal, moving and epic, King Lear is considered by many to be the greatest tragedy ever written. |
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... such disposition as he bears, this last surrender of his will but offend us. REGAN We shall further think of it. GONERIL We must do something, and i'th'heat. [Exeunt.] SCENE 2 Enter EDMUND, the bastard, holding a letter. EDMUND.
... such disposition as he bears, this last surrender of his will but offend us. REGAN We shall further think of it. GONERIL We must do something, and i'th'heat. [Exeunt.] SCENE 2 Enter EDMUND, the bastard, holding a letter. EDMUND.
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... letter speed, And my invention thrive, Edmund the base Shall top the legitimate. I grow, I prosper: Now gods, stand up for bastards. Enter GLOUCESTER and CURAN. GLOUCESTER Kent banish'd thus? And France in choler parted? And the King ...
... letter speed, And my invention thrive, Edmund the base Shall top the legitimate. I grow, I prosper: Now gods, stand up for bastards. Enter GLOUCESTER and CURAN. GLOUCESTER Kent banish'd thus? And France in choler parted? And the King ...
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... letter.] So please your lordship, none. GLOUCESTER Why so earnestly seek you to put up that letter? EDMUND I know no news, my lord. GLOUCESTER What paper were you reading? EDMUND Nothing, my lord. GLOUCESTER No? What needed then that ...
... letter.] So please your lordship, none. GLOUCESTER Why so earnestly seek you to put up that letter? EDMUND I know no news, my lord. GLOUCESTER What paper were you reading? EDMUND Nothing, my lord. GLOUCESTER No? What needed then that ...
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... letter! Abhorrèd villain! Unnatural, detested, brutish villain! I'll apprehend him. Where is he? EDMUND I do not well know my lord. I dare pawn down my life for him, that he hath writ this to feel my affection to your honour, and to no ...
... letter! Abhorrèd villain! Unnatural, detested, brutish villain! I'll apprehend him. Where is he? EDMUND I do not well know my lord. I dare pawn down my life for him, that he hath writ this to feel my affection to your honour, and to no ...
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Alack ALBANY ALBANY’S answer arms attended bear bring BRITISH SOLDIER brother Burgundy comes CORDELIA CORNWALL CURAN daughter dead dear death difference Director disguised Dost thou doth draw Duke EDGAR EDMUND Enter Exeunt Exit eyes falls farewell father fear feel fire follow FOOL fortune foul France GENTLEMAN give GLOUCESTER gods gone GONERIL grace half hand hast hath head hear heard heart hither hold I’ll i’the keep KENT kind King knave lady LEAR LEAR’S KNIGHT less letter live Look lord madam man’s Manager master means nature never night noble nuncle o’the OFFICER OSWALD play poor pray Prithee Production REGAN SCENE seek sister speak stand storm tell Theatre thee There’s thine thing thou art thought traitor true villain wind wits