Kunene and the King at Shakespeare Theatre Company

A celebrated South African classical actor has just been given a career-defining role as King Lear and a life-changing diagnosis—and Lunga Kunene (John Kani) has been charged with his care. As Jack Morris (Edward Gero) confronts his mortality, two men brought together by necessity discover the unifying power of Shakespeare a quarter century after the fall of apartheid. Written and performed by Tony-winner John Kani (Black Panther, The Island, Sizwe Banzi is Dead), Edward Gero (The Lehman Trilogy) joins this “poignant two-hander” (The Guardian) in the play’s U.S. premiere. Runtime: Approximately one hour and 30 minutes with no intermission.