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Lear review – this matriarchal monarch’s tragedy is personal not political

Maureen Beattie leads a modern-dress version, which focuses on family dynamics rather than the decline of Shakespeare’s mighty ruler

The Guardian - UK · Jul 10

Is King Lear a mountain or molehill? How to play the tragic monarch and ‘stupid old fart’

Paul Scofield, Ian McKellen and Glenda Jackson have all redefined Shakespeare’s unpredictable ruler – a role in which actors usually succeed

The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2023

Coronation Street star is gripping as distinctive King Lear in bold production

Theatre collective Unseemly Women brought King Lear to Prescot's Shakespeare North Playhouse

Liverpool Echo · Jun 25, 2023