‘In his company, you never knew what would happen next’: remembering Timothy West by Tom Morris

Whether doing King Lear with students or performing soliloquies in complete darkness, the great actor was driven by curiosity Timothy West dies aged 90 Modest maestro embodied the best of B…

Timothy West, Who Portrayed Kings and Prime Ministers, Dies at 90 by Natasha King

A staple of British television, he played Churchill three times over a long career. Onstage, he was King Lear, Macbeth and Willy Loman.

Timothy West: a modest maestro who embodied the best of British theatre by Michael Billington

With a remarkable knack of bringing history to life on stage and screen, West honed his craft with devotion and delight• Timothy West, star of stage, screen and television, dies aged 90•…

Romeo + Juliet – Gold Brick by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by JK Clarke . . .  Sam Gold’s apparent vendetta against William Shakespeare continues. Over the past ten or so years, the Tony Award-winning and often quite effective (las…

You Can Take Nicole Scherzinger Out of the Pussycat Dolls, But You Can't Take the Pussycat Doll Out of Norma Desmond by Hayley Levitt

In Sunset Boulevard, discarded starlet Norma Desmond plots her comeback—pardon, her “return”—with a film she’s written about the vengeful seductress Salome. In traditional producti…

The Picture of Dorian Gray, Starring Sarah Snook, Sets Broadway Opening at the Music Box Theatre by Hayley Levitt

The Sydney Theatre Company production of Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray, starring Emmy and Olivier Award winner Sarah Snook, has set dates and a venue for its previously announced…

Playwright Ayad Akhtar on Blending Literature, Technology and the Star Power of Robert Downey Jr. in McNEAL by Kathy Henderson

What do you get when you toss Hedda Gabler, King Lear, Madame Bovary and many other works of world literature into a chatbot? Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Ayad Akhtar imagines the resul…

Photos: Kenneth Branagh in Rehearsal for KING LEAR at The Shed

Kenneth Branagh plays the title role in a new production of William Shakespeare’s King Lear, set in the barbarous landscape of Ancient Britain. Check out rehearsal photos!

A Tupperware of Ashes review – wrenching drama of a family hit by Alzheimer’s by Anya Ryan

Dorfman theatre, London In Tanika Gupta’s play, Meera Syal is a steely south Asian matriarch whose Lear-like decline into dementia upends her family There are quibbles with Tanika Gupta’…

Sarah Snook to Reprise Award-Winning Solo Performance of The Picture of Dorian Gray on Broadway This Spring by Hayley Levitt

The rumors are confirmed. Succession star Sarah Snook will make her Broadway debut in the one-woman stage adaptation of Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray. The piece, which feature…

The week in theatre: Waiting for Godot; Coriolanus; A Face in the Crowd – review by Susannah Clapp

Theatre Royal Haymarket; Olivier; Young Vic, LondonBen Whishaw and Lucian Msamati add star power to James Macdonald’s thoughtful Beckett; David Oyelowo’s Coriolanus is dwarfed by epic st…

Show & Tell review – Ayckbourn’s latter-day Lear blusters around the front room by Mark Fisher

Stephen Joseph theatre, ScarboroughWhen the retired MD of a department store books a theatre company to perform at his home, relationships and reality begin to unravel If, like Alan Ayckbour…

The Shed Unveils 24-25 Season Including Kenneth Branagh in KING LEAR & More

The Shed has revealed its 2024 – 25 season. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.

Tracking the Changes of My Life Via a Survey of Constantly Changing Communicating Tools by Elyse Sommer

Tracking the Changes of My Life Via a Survey of Constantly Changing Communicating Tools By Elyse Sommer My first writing tool was a fountain pen and the "platform" on which my scribblings la…

Patrick Page Is Tackling Shakespeare's Biggest Role by BroadwayWorld

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Fresh off his Broadway run in Hadestown, Patrick Page is back onstage at Washington DC's Shakespeare Theatre Compnay, playing the titular king in King Lear, dir…

Villains By Necessity: A Review of “King Lear” at American Players Theatre in Spring Green, Wisconsin by Mary Wisniewski

There’s no time wrong for “King Lear,” and if you haven’t seen a live performance, American Players Theatre’s production is a great place to start.

A Time When Madman Led the Blind by Jaymichaelsae

jim Catapano and the Shakespeare mountain A Powerhouse King Lear Graces the American Theater of Actors Under the excellent direction of James Jennings, King Lear is reborn for the modern sta…

American Theatre of Actors presents what is considered by some to be Shaksepeare’s masterpiece: King Lear (article by Kaitlyn E. Clark) by Jaymichaelsae

August 14 – 25 ( 7:00 PM (Wednesday through Saturday), 3:00 PM (Sunday) on the John Cullum Stage of the American Theatre of Actors. Purchase  here. Directed by James Jennings himself, the…

Stage Top 5: August 2024 by Brian Hieggelke

August is a great month for some light theatrical entertainment. Like, um, King Lear.

Today on Broadway: Friday, Aug. 2, 2024 by Matt Tamanini

Keanu Reeves to Make Broadway Debut, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s ‘Warriors’ Album Coming Soon, A-Lister Join ‘King Lear’ Film “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, po…

What ‘King Lear’ can show us about Biden, Harris and Trump by Lily Janiak

Perhaps not since 2021 has a work of Shakespeare seemed so apt to help us understand an extraordinary political moment.

Ariana DeBose, Rachel Brosnahan, Peter Dinklage and More Join Al Pacino and Jessica Chastain in King Lear Film by Darryn King

A star-studded cast has been assembled for Lear Rex, an upcoming cinematic adaptation of Shakespeare’s King Lear starring Academy Award winner Al Pacino as the title character and two-tim…

Ariana DeBose, Rachel Brosnahan, & More Join Cast of Shakespeare Film LEAR REX

A plethora of new names have joined the upcoming film adaptation of Shakespeare's King Lear, including a number that will be familiar to Broadway audiences, such as Academy Award winner Aria…

Ariana DeBose, Rachel Brosnahan, Peter Dinklage Join Al Pacino and Jessica Chastain in King Lear Film

This Week on Broadway for July 14, 2024: Stephen McKinley Henderson by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk with Stephen McKinley Henderson. Reviews include EMPIRE: The Musical @ New World Stages, Oh, Mary!, Much Ado About Nothing @ The Ge…

July 2024 New York Theater Openings by New York Theater

Below is a calendar of New York theater opening* in July,, including two Broadway plays, “Oh,Mary” and “Job,”  both of which are transferring from sold-out runs Off Broadway;  t…

Bridgerton's Jonathan Bailey to Play Richard II in London by Darryn King

Olivier Award winner and Bridgerton star Jonathan Bailey will play Richard II in London. The production of Shakespeare’s play will be directed by Nicholas Hytner. Performances begin at the…

Bridgerton’s Jonathan Bailey to play Richard II on London stage by Chris Wiegand

Nicholas Hytner has shared details of his forthcoming production, which will give the actor his highest profile Shakespeare role to date Bridgerton’s Jonathan Bailey is to play Richard II …

Opening tonight: Bell Shakespeare presents King Lear, starring Robert Menzies by Aussie Theatre

For the first time since 2010, Bell Shakespeare presents King Lear, starring veteran actor of the stage Robert Menzies in

Bell Shakespeare’s King Lear opens tonight in Sydney

The post Bell Shakespeare’s King Lear opens tonight in Sydney appeared first on Australian Arts Review.

I was Ian McKellen’s understudy – I know how he must feel after his accident by David Weston

Sir Ian prides himself on never missing a performance. I too fell off stage in a version of Henry IV and was taken to hospital – I didn’t want to go in case my understudy was better than…

‘The war was not going to stop me’: amateur Ukrainian actors stage King Lear in UK by Nadia Khomami Arts and Culture Correspondent

Company performing Shakespeare classic formed of 12 members who moved to small Uzhhorod town during war Vyacheslav Yehorov was working at a film school creating art therapy for children when…

Glenda Jackson Honored With Lifetime Achievement Lilly Award by BroadwayWorld

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: This weekend, Glenda Jackson was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Lillys, an organization that honors women in the theater. Jackson was hono…

Broadway Update: Audra McDonald To Star in Gypsy by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward May 29, 2024: The rumors have been confirmed. Six-time Tony winner Audra McDonald will tackle the King Lear of musical theater roles when she plays Mama Rose in the fift…

Here She Is, Boys: Audra McDonald Will Reopen Broadway's Majestic in Gypsy by Logan Culwell-Block

George C. Wolfe is directing the six-time Tony winner as Rose, often considered the King Lear of musical theatre.

Larry Yando and More in Highlights of CST's KING LEAR by BroadwayWorld

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) presents William Shakespeare's towering epic King Lear, directed by CST Founder and Artistic Director Barbara Gaines and featu…

Judi Dench Criticizes Trigger Warnings in Theater: ‘If You’re That Sensitive, Don’t Go’ by Michaela Zee

Judi Dench is skeptical about the need for trigger warnings in theater. In an interview with Radio Times magazine, Dench was asked about her opinion on content advisories before watching a s…

Bell Shakespeare presents King Lear, starring Robert Menzies by Aussie Theatre

For the first time since 2010, Bell Shakespeare presents King Lear, starring veteran actor of the stage Robert Menzies in

Kit Connor and Rachel Zegler to lead ‘brutal’ Romeo + Juliet on Broadway by Benjamin Lee

Acclaimed director Sam Gold will adapt the Shakespeare tragedy with new music from hitmaker and Taylor Swift collaborator Jack Antonoff West Side Story’s Rachel Zegler and Heartstopper bre…

Kenneth Branagh Will Star as King Lear at the Shed