Introduction
The aging King Lear decides to abdicate. He divides his kingdom mong his three dauhters so long as they deciare publicly how much they love him.
Goneril and Regan, the two elder daughters,falsely profess their love to gain their moiety whereas Cordelia, along with the King of france, her finance, sadly leave her beloved father.
The two elder daughters soon betray their after they have secured their shares. As expected, the two elder daughters,having obtained all, conspire to have her old father driven out of their houses. The enraged and humiliated Lear goes insane instantlyy. He wanders abot the heath in the raging storm, accompanied only by the Fool, Kent, the blinded Gloucester, and the unjustly exiled Edgar in disguise as a Bedlam beggar.
Cordelia, having married the King of France and learned of her father's plight, lead the French forces back to England to rescue her neglected father. The Frence force are defeated, however; and Cordelia is taken prisoner.King Lear witnesses, to his sadness, the death of his beloved Cordelia in the prisonn.In their fight against each other, the two elder daughters can not escape their fates of destruction. Lear does not realize Cordelia's love for him until it is too late. Everything is destoryed because of his self-rightousness. Lear finally dies out of grief at Cordelia's passing.
History
1990: The Odeon Theater & Le Theater du Soleil , Paris, France
2002: Asian Performing Arts Festival,Tokyo, Japan
2003: Theaters on the Bay, Chinese Festival of Arts,Singapore;Hong Kong Arts Festival, Hong Kong;Music Theater Festival Uijeonbgu 2003, Korea
2004: 40th Anniversary of Odin Theater, Denmark;Archa Theater, Czech; I.C.A., U.K.
2006: House of World Culture,Berlin,Germany.Shanghai Dramatic Center, China
