NT Live: King Lear February 20, 2011

King Lear:
One of William Shakespeare's most challenging and complex plays ranked alongside Macbeth and Hamlet, King Lear explores personal relationships and the distribution and perception of power that results from the mingling of the personal and professional aspects of life. The story is an intricate web of relationships and unclear or unexamined motives, and how that can lead to the downfall of an entire kingdom.

NT Live Series:
UMS and the Michigan Theater join forces again to bring high-definition screenings of live theater broadcasts by the National Theater, London. NT Live broadcasts plays produced by the National Theater in London onto cinema screens worldwide. In the US, these "live" screenings are delayed to accommodate the time difference. Broadcasts will feature behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with the actors.