King Lear: The 30-Minute Shakespeare, 9781935550099
Paperback
An abridgement for performance by young people and amateur adults, “road tested” at the Folger Shakespeare Library’s Student Shakespeare Festival.

King Lear: The 30-Minute Shakespeare

including stage directions for all levels of experience

$15.76

  • Paperback

    72 pages

  • Release Date

    25 October 2010

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Summary

Age range 12+

King Lear: The 30-Minute Shakespeare renders six powerful scenes from this enduring tragedy. Starting with Lear’s banishment of Cordelia, the plot advances irresistibly, featuring scenes of brother Edmund’s villainous plotting and the Fool’s witty, weighty wordplay.

The action climaxes with the storm on the heath, where Lear and Poor Tom rail in exquisite madness. The abridgement concludes with moving scenes of Cordelia’s tender reconciliation with King Lear and t…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781935550099
ISBN-10:1935550098
Series:30-Minute Shakespeare
Author:William Shakespeare, Nick Newlin
Publisher:Nicolo Whimsey Press
Imprint:Nicolo Whimsey Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:72
Release Date:25 October 2010
Weight:113g
Dimensions:215mm x 139mm
About The Author

William Shakespeare

Nick Newlin: Nick Newlin has performed a juggling and variety act for international audiences for 23 years. Since 1996, he has conducted an annual Play Directing residency affiliated with the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC. Nick has a BA from Harvard University with Honors 1982 and an MA in Theater from The University of Maryland with an emphasis on Play Directing.

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