National Theatre Live: King Lear

National Theatre Live: King Lear (2011)

An ageing monarch. A kingdom divided. A child’s love rejected.

  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 2011-02-03
  • User Rating: 7/10 from 2 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 36min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: National Theatre
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
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Summary

An ageing monarch. A kingdom divided. A child’s love rejected. As Lear’s world descends into chaos, all that he once believed is brought into question. One of the greatest works in Western literature, King Lear explores the very nature of human existence: love and duty, power and loss, good and evil.

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  • Derek Jacobi

    as King Lear
  • Michael Hadley

    as Earl of Kent
  • Paul Jesson

    as Earl of Gloucester
  • Alec Newman

    as Edmund
  • Gina McKee

    as Goneril
  • Justine Mitchell

    as Regan
  • Pippa Bennett-Warner

    as Cordelia
  • Tom Beard

    as Duke of Albany
  • Gideon Turner

    as Duke of Cornwall
  • Stefano Braschi

    as Duke of Burgundy
  • Ashley Zhangazha

    as King of France
  • Gwilym Lee

    as Edgar
  • Amit Shah

    as Oswald
  • Ron Cook

    as The Fool
  • Harry Attwell

    as Gentleman
  • Derek Hutchinson

    as Old Servant
Directing Michael Grandage Stage Director
Lighting Neil Austin Lighting Design
Sound Adam Cork Sound Designer
Writing William Shakespeare Theatre Play

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