Lear (play)
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Lear is a 1971 three-act play by the British dramatist Edward Bond. It is a rewrite of William Shakespeare's King Lear. The play was first produced at the Royal Court Theatre in 1971, featuring Harry
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The Observer
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The Observer is a British newspaper published on Sundays. First published in 1791, it is the world's oldest Sunday newspaper.
Lear (play)
…anger....Yet another horror, you say; but not one that quite eradicates the impression of human nobility, briefly and precariously achieved." A critic for The Observer dubbed it "one of the most powerful plays to have emerged in years...Although its tragic scale is unimaginable except in the theatre, it is not primarily…
The Observer front page on 30 November 2025