BALTIMORE -- It isn't only his remorseless daughters, Goneril and Regan, who want to cut King Lear down to size. Directors of Shakespeare's tragedies have that hankering these days, too. The ...

Is blood thicker than water? Should family always come first? These clichés about the importance of family abound, despite the recognition that familial relations are oftentimes hard, if not downright ...

Acclaimed actor Kenneth Branagh steps into the formidable shoes of William Shakespeare’s King Lear, in a new production at The Shed NYC. Read the reviews for this new production of one of ...