"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.

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