老国王李尔打算退位后把国土一分为三，赠予女儿女婿们。但大女儿和二女儿的野心，外加李尔王的年老昏聩，把这变成了一场“爱的审判”，并把整个王国拖入悲剧的暴风雨之中。 首次登上莎士比亚环球剧院的美国导演南希·梅克勒打破了这部莎翁经典悲剧一贯的庄重气质，挖掘出其喜剧潜力。她在老国王逐步走向疯癫的过程中，捕捉到一种残酷的幽默，环球演员们街头艺人般的稚拙风格，也让观众有了放声大笑的机会，使得作品呈现出悲剧和喜剧体裁之间的流动与平衡。笑声与戏谑也激起了对于迷失和疯狂的怜悯，引发了更多关于人性堕落与崇高之间的思考。

A passionately committed young dancer is forced to re-examine his career and life when faced with death, finding hope through an older man who becomes his lover, mentor and companion.

A true story of shocking violence catapults a picturesque little town into history. The close sibling relationship between the two maids takes on a new dimension as their overbearing employer discovers a sexual fever between the two sisters.