Paul Nash and King Lear in the SBT Collections
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Alexander Thom's concluding thoughts in a series of posts about his research into the afterlives of King Lear
Alexander Thom King LearCopyright of the artist
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Henry Irving and Ford Madox Brown: Theatre and Visual Art
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Alexander Thom examines the connections between paintings of King Lear and a theatre production, with discoveries from our collections
Alexander Thom King Lear Bram Stoker CollectionTate’s Lear
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Alexander Thom takes a look at Nahum Tate’s 1681 adaptation of King Lear.
Alexander Thom King LearPlaybills for King Lear: 1752-1827
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Alex Thom begins to shed light on how Shakespeare's King Lear has been viewed over the centuries, thanks to research undertaken in our collection.
Alexander Thom King LearThe Underrated Heroines of Shakespeare
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We all know of Beatrice, Rosalind, and Viola – some of Shakespeare's strongest and most well-known female characters – but for International Women's Day we're shedding light on some of Shakespeare's lesser known (but in no way less empowering) heroines.
Rio Turnbull International Women's Day King Lear juliet files"King Rear" in Japan, 1903
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R.F. Walsh sent the following programme of a Japanese adaptation of Shakespeare to Bram Stoker, along with his notes on the performance.
Jennifer Reid International Collections King Lear Bram Stoker Collection“Speak what we feel, not what we ought to say”
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Helen Hargest takes a look at the National Theatre's production of "King Lear", directed by Sam Mendes and starring Simon Russell Beale, and discusses the complexity of Edgar in reflection of Beale's 1993 performance of the character at the RSC.
Helen Hargest Shakespeare's Works King LearGruyere Cheese & Space Fiction – ‘King Lear’, 1955
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Over 50 years after their first appearance, Isamu Noguchi’s extraordinary designs for ‘King Lear’ still have the power to surprise and astonish.
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For this final post for this series, our Access and Interpretation Coordinator, Anna Griffiths, looks at Edmund, the bastard son of Gloucester in William Shakespeare's King Lear.
Shakespeare's Villains King Lear