Riverside Shakespeare Company
In 1985 the Riverside Shakespeare Company presented the New York premiere of "The History of King Lear", adapted with a happy ending by 18th-century English Poet Laureate, Nahum Tate, from William Shakespeare's "King Lear". The production was directed by W. Stuart McDowell, produced by Andrew B. Harris, who had joined Riverside as its executive director at the beginning of the season.
National Theatre Live
Most productions broadcast are plays performed in repertory at the Royal National Theatre, but works by other companies have been included. "A Disappearing Number" by Complicite was broadcast live from the Theatre Royal, Plymouth on 14 October 2010. The Donmar Warehouse's production of "King Lear", starring Derek Jacobi was broadcast live from Covent Garden on 3 February 2011. In the summer of 2013, a broadcast of "Macbeth" starring Kenneth Branagh and Alex Kingston was broadcast live from the Manchester International Festival on 20 July 2013. "A Streetcar Named Desire" starring Gillian Anderson was broadcast live from the Young Vic on 16 September 2014.