King Lear

''''As flies to th'' wanton boys are we to th'' gods:
They bite us for their sport.''

Set in the recesses of British antiquity, King Lear broods on gift-giving, gratitude, service and love; the bonds that sustain human life within families, communities and the state. Concerned with what remains and what is possible when these bonds crack, cool off or come apart, the tragedy forces repeated confro...