King Lear is a manificent performance.

-Der Tagesspiegel (Germany)

The scale of the show is epic.

-The Wall Street Journal (U.S.A)

Comedy or dark drama…song, dance, acrobatics…King Lear is beyohnd Shakespeare

-The New York Times (U.S.A)

Taiwanese answer to Orson Welles…there is no denying the actor’s extraordinary virtuosic power…He is quite brilliant.

-The Gardian (U.K.)

It is both illuminating and though provoking.

-The Times (U.K.)

Tragedy is based on conflicts. Shakespeare’s tragedy is about an individual fighting against a group. Monologue thus lost the original power because audiences could only see one part at a time. It was difficult for a monologue to present conflicts. From your performance, I saw your solidarity as a performer. I’ve invited you here because through this performance you shook the tradition of Peking Opera. You also shook the understanding of Shakespeare.

-Eugenio Barba (Artistic Director of Odin Theatre, Denmark)

I am curious about what kind of extraordinary culture could cultivate an outstanding artist troupe such as Taiwan’s Contemporary Legend Theatre. All these years, Theatre du Soleil has been experimenting a theatre form that could encompass all art elements. What we have been pursuing I see that it has been achieved by CLT. From CLT, I see the dream of the theatre of the world.

-Ariane Mnouchkine (Artistic Director, Le Theatre du Soleil)