Lear

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Paul T Davies · 1 November 2023

REVIEW: King Lear, Wyndham's Theatre, London ✭✭✭

Paul T Davies reviews Kenneth Branagh in Shakespeare's King Lear now playing for a limited season at Wyndham's Theatre, London.

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Paul T Davies · 15 August 2022

REVIEW: Learning To Fly, Summerhall, Edinburgh Fringe ✭✭✭✭✭

Paul T Davies reviews James Rowland's Learning To Fly now playing at Summerhall at the Edinburgh Fringe.

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Editorial Staff · 5 August 2018

REVIEW: Lear, Valley Of The Rocks, Lynton ✭✭✭✭✭

Millie Dunne rages against the dying of the light as she attends Lear at Lynton's Valley Of The Rocks presented by Pleasure Dome Theatre Company.

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About the show

Lear is currently listed as an ended production in the British Theatre archive.

Lear is preserved in the British Theatre archive as a historical production.

British Theatre has 1 verified archive reference for this title.

British Theatre coverage for this title is dated 5 August 2018.

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