Kung Lear
PREMIERE 07/09/2024
Dramaten Stockholm
»It is a magnificent interpretation; traditional, intelligent and lightly ironic all at once – possibly not for Shakespeare purists, but a production that fearlessly captures our time.«
»It is a magnificent interpretation; traditional, intelligent and lightly ironic all at once – possibly not for Shakespeare purists, but a production that fearlessly captures our time.«
»It is a magnificent interpretation; traditional, intelligent and lightly ironic all at once – possibly not for Shakespeare purists, but a production that fearlessly captures our time.«
Peter Andersson plays the title role in Shakespeare’s tragedy about a change of throne that leads to chaos.
On stage: The aged King Lear, before stepping down from the throne, wants to divide the kingdom between his three daughters. But only those who express their love for him get a piece of the pie. His capricious decisions lead to a bitter power struggle and soon Lear finds himself at the bottom, outcast and despised.
Meanwhile, behind the scenes, the burdened male director falls ill and lets his daughter take over the work on the production of King Lear. Together with the ensemble, she grapples with the content of the play, her own newfound position and the relationship with her father.
Directed and adapted by the German director and playwright Falk Richter, King Lear is a multi-layered story about power, inheritance, generational clashes and a kingdom in chaos. Does the next generation really want change? Or are they also just driven by a blind lust for power?
in a free adaptation by Falk Richter
Direction // Falk Richter
Set Design // Wolfgang Menardi
Video // Stefano Di Buduo
Costume // Zana Bosnjak
Music // Daniel Freitag
Wig and Makeup // Mimmi Lindell, Nathalie Pujol
Lighting // Carsten Sander
Sound // Daniel Freitag
Dramaturgy // Emma Meyer Dunér
Translation // Magnus Lindman
With // Peter Andersson, Erik Ehn, Victoria Dyrstad, Electra Hallman, Karin Franz Körlof, Steve Kratz, Björn Elgerd, Alexander Salzberger, Ana Gil de Melo Nascimento, Rasmus Luthander, Lena Endre