Foolish and bad-tempered, King Lear divides the kingdom between his two wicked daughters, disowns his youngest daughter and banishes his friends. As the kingdom falls apart and Lear’s humiliation turns him mad, will he finally realise what he has done?

A dramatic retelling of this famous Shakespearean tragedy.

King Lear

Retold by Andrew Matthews, Illustrated by Tony Ross  

A Shakespeare Story