Vex not his ghost. O, let him pass. He hates him / That would upon
the rack of this tough world / Stretch him out longer.

King Lear, (Act 5 scene 3 lines 311-3)

Welcome to the King Lear Play Guide, which offers readers a detailed profile of Bill Alexander's production [RSC 2004] in which Corin Redgrave plays Lear. The Guide contains extensive interviews with the director, cast, assistant director and set designer, together with extracts from rehearsal diaries. It also gives background information to the play and offers teachers and students practical ways to study a 400-year old text.

Whether you're interested in photographs of past productions, film versions of the play, the RSC rehearsal process, Shakespeare's life and times, stage fighting or design issues, there's something in this Play Guide for you. I hope you enjoy reading it.

Roz Symon
RSC Play Guide Writer and Editor

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