Brothers betray brothers, daughters betray fathers. Fathers misjudge which child to trust. The ageless theme of the failure of authority amid chaos resonates still today. Shakespeare’s tale of Lear, the aging king of Britain, is told in a new production, imaginatively set in the Prohibition era, with Raye Birk as Lear. As George Bernard Shaw wrote, “No man will ever write a better tragedy than Lear.”
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| Star Tribune - Somewhat Recommended
"...Moore's concept does not fully crystallize. Whenever Shakespeare is appropriated for another age, anachronisms and language become an issue. The set, elegantly appointed by designer Rick Polenek, is an empty palette that never convinces us of a place and time. Themes evolve from an accumulation of detail, and here we miss those details. Gangsters declaiming about France and Cornwall and Kent should be talking about Jersey, Chicago and New York."
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How Was The Show - Recommended
"...The theory is that this is a crime family in an unnamed American city. The parallels are clear enough: loyalty to the family is paramount; the godfather/king calls the shots; violence and betrayal beget more violence and betrayal. On the whole, I think the concept works."
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