William Shakespeare is regarded as the greatest global dramatist ever. His works have prompted so many adaptations and re-tellings and has been articulated in many different forms and languages. However, we Filipinos have never seen one of his greatest plays, King Lear, done in graceful liquid Tagalog prose - until now.

After the back-to-back success of  (PETA) Shakespeare rap musical ‘William’ and its comedy-drama ‘Care Divas,’ PETA opens 2012 with another brave opus: the first-ever Filipino adaptation of William Shakespeare’s evocative masterpiece, King Lear. Set in a post-nuclear world that is strangely contemporary and familiar, Shakespeare’s King Lear receives a fitting, royal makeover, fashioned by a pool of Filipino theater giants.

"Haring Lear features a traditional Shakespeare all-male cast helmed by theater stalwart Teroy Guzman who plays the role of the aging monarch, Haring Lear. The rest of the cast includes: Gary Lim (Regan), Nor Domingo (Goneril), Abner Delina (Cordelia), Jay Gonzaga (Edmundo), Myke Salomon (Edgardo), Jack Yabut (Gloster), Josel Reyes (Kent), George De Jesus (Oswaldo), Jeff Hernandez (Duke ng Cornualles), Renante Bustamante (Duke ng Albanya), Fredyl Hernandez (Duke ng Burgonia), Angel Moratilla (Hari ng Francia) and Ernie Cloma (Matandang Lalaki).

Schedule:
Jan. 27, Feb. 3, 10, 17, 24, Mar. 2, 7pm
Feb. 18, 2pm & 7pm
Jan. 28, 29, Feb. 4, 5, 11, 12, 19, 25, 26, Mar. 3-4, 10am & 3pm (Every Friday, Saturday & Sunday)