Michael Pennington takes us on a fascinating journey through King Lear from the point of view of the play's characters. Part memoir, part analysis, part adventu

WINNER OF THE 2011 THEATRE BOOK PRIZE Shakespeare's greatest play, directed by the most experienced and acclaimed director in the land, starring one of our very

Offers a completely new introduction, with a particular emphasis on the play's afterlife in global performance and adaptation.

Year of the Mad King: The Lear Diaries, is Antony Sher's account of researching, rehearsing and performing one of Shakespeare's greatest roles: King Lear. His h

King Lear is arguably the most complex and demanding play in the whole of Shakespeare. Once thought impossible to stage, today it is performed with increasing f