King Lear (Conleth Hill), the Fool (Michael Glenn Murphy) and Curan (Fiona Bell) battle the storm in a Gate Theatre 2025 production of King Lear, Photo by Ros Kavanagh
Read academic insights by Assistant Professor Miranda Fay Thomas from the School of Creative Arts on the enduring legacy of King Lear as a unique text. In these notes included in the programme of the Gate Theatre 2025 production starring Conleth Hill as King Lear, they contribute an academic perspective on the importance of this text, its reception over time and how audiences can approach impending doom with open minds.

Read the programme notes here - The Promised End? King Lear and the shape of tragedy.