Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your account’s ‘Saved for Later’ section. Kenneth Branagh and Jessica Revell as Lear and Cordelia. Photo: Marc J. Franklin/Courtesy The Shed ...

The great Kenneth Branagh leads and co-directs a decidedly not-great production which often feels like a college effort—if the head of your drama department had made Shakespeare films 30-odd years ago ...

At two hours with no intermission, this stunning Branagh-helmed and -starring production is, in the best possible way, “King Lear’s” greatest hits. Senior Editor and Writer You will not be able to ...

Acclaimed actor Kenneth Branagh steps into the formidable shoes of William Shakespeare’s King Lear, in a new production at The Shed NYC. Read the reviews for this new production of one of ...

Have you heard about the latest development on Manhattan’s far west side? Beginning this week, it’s ancient Britain. In a theater season that also includes a Gen-Z Romeo and Juliet, this Lear isn’t ...

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The Shed isn’t a Broadway theater, but in the relatively short time the venue has been in operation, it’s hosted some of New York City’s starriest stage endeavors—from Stephen Sondheim’s final musical ...

Given Kenneth Branagh’s virtually unmatched history as an actor and director of Shakespeare’s plays, on stage and film, it is hard not to feel disappointment bordering on dismay at his production of ...