The Marlowe has performed annually at Cambridge Arts Theatre since its opening in 1936 and continues to produce some of the finest actors of their generations. The Marlowe was founded in 1907 with a mission to focus on effective delivery of verse, respect the integrity of texts, and rescue neglected plays by Shakespeare’s contemporaries and the less performed plays of Shakespeare himself. His banished daughter returns with an army, but they lose the battle and Lear, all his daughters and more, die.Īll of the Shakespeare plays within the ARGO Classics catalogue are performed by the Marlowe Dramatic Society and Professional Players. His eldest daughters both then reject him at their homes, so Lear goes mad and wanders through a storm. King Lear divides his kingdom among the two daughters who flatter him and banishes the third one who loves him. ‘When we are born, we cry that we are come to this great stage of fools.’ĭepicting a once-great ruler's descent into madness, King Lear is one of the most powerful tragedies ever staged. Originally released as vinyl records, these expertly remastered stories are now available to download for the first time. William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic prose and verse read by some of the world’s most renowned voices.
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