Old King Lear, weary of royal duties, proposes to break up his kingdom and divide it among his three daughters. But this rash generosity is cruelly repaid and Lear discovers too late the false values by which he has lived – and, in turn, the suffering common to all humanity.

Its tempestuous poetry shot through with touches of humour and moments of heart-rending simplicity, King Lear is one of the deepest artistic explorations of the human condition.

The role of King Lear is played by seasoned Globe performer Joseph Marcell, best known as The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air’s Geoffrey The Butler.

Performed at the Globe and touring on an Elizabethan-style stage.