Olivier's King Lear
Without doubt the Lear of the century, this performance surpasses the skill of the critics to praise it; its all-star cast and crew have won every award that exists for performance and production. More important, the production makes a taut, compres...
The winter's tale
This romance revolves around a theme that occupied Shakespeare later in life: reconciliation. Wrongs committed by one generation - here a wife unjustly accused of adultery - are made right by the next generation. Starring Jeremy Kemp, Anna Calder-Ma...
Titus Andronicus
Set in late Roman times, this tragedy deals with the revenge of Titus Andronicus for the atrocities committed against his family by Tamora, the captive queen of the Goths, and her faction. It draws on mythology for brutal tales, such as a banquet w...