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Directed
by Alan SmithThe ageing Lear, High King of all Briton, bequeaths his kingdom to his three daughters, relinquishing "all cares of state", and retiring from public life. At a time when consolidation of the monarchy was essential this rash act signals the beginning of a chain of events that spirals out of control. Families and countries are both torn apart as the daughters begin a struggle for overall power. Lear, with the realisation of his folly, swings between sanity and madness with catastrophic outcomes.
The award winning Derby Shakespeare Theatre Company is proud to be returning to The Guildhall in this their centenary year with one of Shakespeare's greatest plays, the tragedy of King Lear .