King Lear has been called, by no less an authority than the poet Shelley, “the most perfect specimen of dramatic poetry in the world”. The story is famous for wonderful lines, such as “How sharper than a serpent’s tooth it is to have a thankless child!” and has inspired other masterpieces, including Akira Kurosawa’s classic “RAN“. At the same time it is rarely performed, especially by amateur groups, because it is so difficult to do it justice.

We meet on ZOOM, first watching scenes from the play on video, about 7:00pm, Japan time. Leave a message if you want a ZOOM invitation.

For more information about the play, go to

shakespearetokyo.news.blog/king-lear/

and click on the file marked “Lear”. You can see the summary and some background information on the play.