Rey Lear

Lluís Homar plays King Lear in this new version of Shakespeare's tragedy directed by Declan Donnellan, which tackles the handover between generations and the family conflicts that accompany it.

This production stages Shakespeare's Rey Lear in a version directed by Declan Donnellan, with an adaptation co-signed with Nick Ormerod. Lluís Homar plays the king who faces the succession of his kingdom and the difficulty of handing power to the next generation without the confrontation becoming inevitable.

The play focuses on each person's relationship with themselves, with their family and with the State. It puts the spotlight on the family as a space where one learns to love, but also to hate, and on the rivalry between three sisters and two brothers. Cordelia's silence when asked to express her love, and Lear's reaction, serve as a starting point for speaking about the void left by a lack of affection and the weight of nothingness throughout the piece.

Alongside Homar, the cast comprises Rebeca Matellán, Manuel Moya, Alfredo Noval, Goizalde Núñez, Irene Serrano, Antonio Prieto, Prince Ezeanyim, Alberto Gómez Taboada, Jorge Basanta, Manuel Pico and Miriam Queba. The production brings together LAZONA, Cheek by Jowl, the Teatro de la Abadía and the Teatro San Martín de Buenos Aires, and is presented at the Teatro del Soho CaixaBank in Málaga.