From Canille to Gallipoli

I recently returned from seeing the latest version of King Lear in Portland. I can't say that the director captured Lear perfectly, but the play is such that the admirable effort was pleasing enough. The advertiesments spoke of a modern Lear, where the King is transformed into a CEO. I cringed at this, but held out hope. It turned out that they used the exact (almost) same lines from the Shakespearean play, they just used a "modern" theme for props and the like. It turned out really cool. The same group did this for a showing of Antigone many years ago (when I was much more young and venerable).

It's definetely worth it if you feel like doing something a bit more intellectual and you've got extra cash to blow, especially if you've read King Lear before. If you do end up going, check out the performances of both "Edmund," "Edgar," and "Kent;" all of which are superb.