"King Lear" designed by Paul Carstairs
"King Lear" by William Shakespeare/2002
SET AND COSTUMES DESIGNED BY PAUL CARSTAIRS

Scene 1: Lear's castle

In this hypothetical design for a production of "King Lear" on the Main Stage at Stratford, the environment reflects the disintegration of Lear's mind, with columns and platforms used to form a variety of settings for the actors to work with, be they castles and palaces or woodland and heathland.

(For more information about the designer see his entry in the Designers' Register)

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