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.
Richard Davey
Davey's long lasting interest in Shakespeare's "King Lear" saw production in November 2007 of an adaptation "The Madness of King Lear" in Hobart, Tasmania.