Kathakali King Lear, directed by Annete Leday and Davi McRuwie is an inter-cultural piece, which was premiered first in 1989 and is on its way to complete its 30th year in Paris next year. Ringing in Mumbai this December, the performance is going to be held at the Royal Opera House.

Annete Leday says, "The play was performed only once in India in 1989. But there were some 70 or 80 performances around the world over the next 10 years, including the Edinburgh Festival, culminating in a two-week season at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London in 1999." A unique style of performance started long back, intricacies of Kathak have been woven into the narrative of the Shakespearan drama.