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Review: Understand every word of Shakespeare’s ‘Lear’ at Cal Shakes

At Cal Shakes right now, you can understand every word of a Shakespeare play.

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Review: Understand every word of Shakespeare’s ‘Lear’ at Cal Shakes

By Lily Janiak | September 15, 2022

Datebook’s review of Cal Shakes’ production of Marcus Gardley’s Lear.

At Cal Shakes right now, you can understand every word of a Shakespeare play. No obsolete vocabulary. No references to Jacobean English society that even academics can’t parse.

Read about the origins of Marcus Gardley’s translation of King Lear, review press articles, find publications and podcasts, and learn more about the artists involved, all in one place!