King Lear

by William Shakespeare

with Nahum Tate’s 1681 “happy ending”

NY Classical firmly believes that everyone—regardless of social, economic, or educational background—should have the opportunity to enjoy live professional theatre together as a community. In this time of worldwide pandemic—with echoes of the Bubonic Plague which ravaged Shakespeare’s England—we are bringing this dramatic masterpiece to you.

The original source material for King Lear wasn’t a tragedy! Nahum Tate’s 1681 adaptation, that lets our well-meaning royal live and let live, was performed almost exclusively until the 1840s.