Also this week

See a high-definition screening of the National London Theatre’s performance of William Shakespeare’s King Lear at Manship Theatre Thursday at 2 p.m. Oscar winner Sam Mendes (Skyfall) directs Simon Russell Beale in the title role. Tickets are $16.50.

The Family Dinner, a local comedy troupe, will perform a night of skits and more at its improv night at the Hartley/Vey Studio Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $5.