A stage-to-screen film of King Lear, filmed in the round in Manchester. A brutal portrait of a man unravelling - pitted against his daughters, nature and the universe itself. Show more A stage-to ...

Shakespeare's works were far from sacrosanct. Here’s a popular adaptation of King Lear where almost everyone, except for the real 'baddies', lives happily ever after. Loved by spectators ...

James Earl Jones was an actor known for his booming voice, towering presence, and utter commitment to his craft. He passed ...

Jackson will appear as the title character in King Lear in the play's Broadway run next year. Jackson is no stranger to this role, playing it previously in 2016 at London's Old Vic. The Broadway ...

This past week has been marked by profound loss as we said goodbye to three incredible talents who touched countless lives ...

James Earl Jones, the Oscar-nominated actor who lent his resonant voice to Darth Vader in the 'Star Wars' movie franchise, ...

There is no play other than “King Lear,” declared the great 18th-century Shakespeare scholar Samuel Johnson, that can “keep the attention so strongly fixed, which so agitates our passions ...

James Earl Jones is remembered for his performances as Darth Vader in 'Star Wars,' Mufasa in 'The Lion King,' 'Conan the ...

The Shakespeare of “Henry VI” isn’t yet the Shakespeare who wrote “Hamlet,” “Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2” or “King Lear ... plays like a political cartoon, it’s because Shakespeare ...

As a rising stage and television actor, he performed with the New York Shakespeare Festival Theater in “Othello,” “Macbeth” and “King Lear” and in off-Broadway plays. Jones ...

Preparing for retirement, King Lear decides to split his land evenly amongst his three daughters - Goneril, Regan and Cordelia. Before he bestows these gifts upon his daughters, he gives them a ...