A king tears his family apart—literally—and we're supposed to feel bad for him?
An aging King invites disaster when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters and rejects his one loving, but honest one.
Acting
Gert Voss delivers a Lear that's volcanic, pathetic, and unforgettable.
Direction
Bondy strips away spectacle—just humans destroying each other.
Director
Luc Bondy
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This production originated at Berlin's Schaubühne, with Voss and Bondy longtime collaborators.
Bondy's modern-dress staging strips away medieval pageantry to expose the play's psychological brutality.
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