I love you according to my bond …

An Abundance of Masterpiece 

Before surrendering his power to his daughters. King Lear wants to know which of three will express her love for him most emphatically and thus receive the latest share of his legacy.   The falsification of language and its acceptance lead to a bloodbath, in which everyone is ruined. One of the four great tragedies written by William Shakespeare more than 400 years ago, is King Lear still a play for the twentieth century?

Olivier Py, who amazed Taiwanese audiences with his work of genius, Miss Knife Sings, Olivier Py  reconstructs Shakespeare's world of cruelty with a translation in free verse, sharp and in the present tense.

Olivier Py 

In this world all are busy digging their own graves, heroes, and villains, old men and young heirs, and rushing headlong towards oblivion.  Since its grand premiere in the Cour d'honneur of the Popes Palace, the production co-produced by the National Theater and Concert Hall has attracted great attention and discussions.  This is a performance that will definitely excite you, impress you and make you remember !! ---- Taiwan International Festival of Art

Codelia : Unhappy that I am, I 

cannot heaveMy heart into my 


mouth: I love your majesty

According to my bond; no more nor less.

Time shall unfold what plighted cunning hides 

Lear : When we are born, we cry that we are come
To this great stage of fools

Final : The weight of this sad time we must obey;
Speak what we feel, not what we ought to say.