When Russia invaded Ukraine, thousands of people found refuge in the small town of Uzhorod in western Ukraine. Local director Vyacheslav Yehorov saw the parallels between the refugees’ experience and the themes of King Lear.
The result is a compelling new production threaded through
with a haunting sense of loss. King Lear is performed in Ukrainian without surtitles.
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