King Lear in Brooklyn /

What is King Lear really thinking? What has made his daughters what they are? What does his mysterious Fool dream about? What really lies behind the familiar lines of Shakespeare's great tragedy? Michael Pennington appeared triumphantly as King Lear in New York in 2014 and repeats the part in a...

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Main Author: Pennington, Michael
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Oberon Books, 2016.
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