In this photo, Kathryn Hunter appears in the role of the Fool and Greg Hicks in the role of Lear.
Here, Lear (Greg Hicks) mesmerizes the blinded Gloucester (Geoffrey Freshwater).
Video
In this video, we see a clip from Act 1, Scene 4. Lear (Greg Hicks) attempts to assert himself to his daughter Goneril (Kelly Hunter).
In this video, we see a clip from Act 4, Scene 2. Albany (John Mackay) confronts Goneril (Kelly Hunter) about her duplicitous ways.
In this final video, we see a clip from Act 5, Scene 3. Lear (Greg Hicks) laments the hanging of his beloved Cordelia (Samantha Young).
Review
Based on these videos and images, you get some sense on the production. I have seen Lear a number of times (including Stratford 6 or 7 years ago) and this production was not my favorite. I was never clear what the director was trying to accomplish in the harsh portrayals of the characters or the images represented. It all seemed a bit flat to me. That said, some of the characterization was fascinating to watch (like that of Kathryn Hunter's Fool), but overall, it seemed consistently loud and angry without care for nuance from one scene to the next. Nonetheless, many students were in tears at the end for the story remains tragically heartbreaking.
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