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Leading an outstanding company, double Academy Award-winning legend Glenda Jackson returns to the stage to play King Lear, a quarter of a century after she gave up acting for politics. Written during a period of great social upheaval, Shakespeare’s brutal masterpiece is arguably the greatest tragedy ever written. The fatal consequences more...

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Awards and Nominations


2017 Olivier Awards
Best Actress: Glenda Jackson was nominated but did not win.

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