 "The Economist (US)")
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Cut and paste; "King Lear" a la Russe.(Theater review)
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Who is that can tell me who I am?
Lev Dodin has reworked Shakespeare's "King Lear"--with surprising results
LEV DODIN, the 62-year-old artisticdirector of the Maly Drama Theatreof St Petersburg, is personable andunassuming. In conversation--he speaks only Russian--he is also light-hearted, in contrast with his work, which is stark,unsentimental and serious.
The first production he staged after he took over the theatre in 1983 was "Brothers and Sisters", a play based on a novel by Fyodor Abramov which depicts in rich detail and with unabashed exuberance a community ...
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; ...offshoots. Jan Kott's "King Lear or Endgame" introduced a reading of the play that was not only...arguably nihilist. The play, in this reading...Kott claims that "King Lear makes a tragic mockery...of religion in the play, even in refuting a Christian reading of King ...
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"Gods that we adore": the divine in King Lear.
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; ...offshoots. Jan Kott's King Lear or Endgame introduced a reading of the play that was not only...arguably nihilist. The play, in this reading...Kott claims that King Lear makes a tragic mockery...of religion in the play, even in refuting a Christian reading of King ...
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Masterful and so melancholy; Young reviewer CHRIS CONWAY gives the low-down on the RSC's King Lear, which is at Newcastle's Theatre Royal this week.(News)
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; ...disservice to the play King Lear if I said I was simply...subplots throughout the play, the main story focuses on King Lear and his relationship...takes to the stage to play the banished Earl...unquestionable loyalty to King Lear. Philip Winchester...
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KING LEAR
Magazine article from: The Village Voice
; ...and the acting in King Lear is woefully uneven in quality. But the play is played for itself...just a very great play by Shakespeare...And what a relief. King Lear is one of the few...principles, and with a play as great as King Lear, that turns out...
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Old King Lear' resonates with contemporary themes
Newspaper article from: Sunday News Lancaster, PA
; ...as the bedraggled King Lear in the theater's...production of the play, which opens Thursday...other hallmark of "King Lear" is its exploration...beginning of the play, Lear proclaims he...bare-bones production of "King Lear." "There's no scenery...but that's it. This ...
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Shakespeare's 'King Lear' Too Much of a Challenge Unevenness of cast doesn't help this dark, demanding play at Adobe Theater
Newspaper article from: Albuquerque Journal
; ...great tragedies, "King Lear" is in many ways...the director, the play has a large cast...for the actors, the play's poetry is dense...Shakespeare's best play. Albuquerque High...challenges of directing "King Lear" at the Adobe Theater...youthful and docile to play the ...
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Flawed staging of 'King Lear' still worth seeing
Newspaper article from: Courier-News (Elgin, IL)
; ...Theater's revival of "King Lear" is loaded with fine...25 years too young to play the aged King Lear. Lear should evoke an...by the actresses who play Lear's daughters Regan...and vindictiveness. "King Lear" is a tragedy that taps...personal lives. The play is ...
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'King Lear': Darkness Before Death
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post
; ...unbearably anguished play and stared straight...often said that "King Lear" is in fact undoable...rather than a great play, and it's the great...beginning of the play, is like the opening...and on one level "King Lear" has the simple power...appreciation of the play's ...
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Ultimate acts: 'Hamlet' and 'King Lear' offer the greatest acting roles in all of Shakespeare. What's it like to play them -- and is this town big enough for both?
Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
; ...Shakespeare's most popular play and King Lear is his greatest...Lear is a joy to play. He's so much fun...stage. Though the play carries his character...Keach doesn't see King Lear as Lear's tragedy...of dissecting the play and it's important...the most quotable ...
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Starring in 'King Lear' experience of a lifetime
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; ...William Shakespeare's "King Lear" are Steve Pickering, left...and Stacy Keach (Lear). "King Lear" is currently showing in...Shakespearean epic of "King Lear," which opened at Chicago...about the epic character of King Lear? Lear is the most difficult...between ...
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