National Theatre Live: King Lear (2011)
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 |
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Michael Hadley as Earl of Kent |
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Paul Jesson as Earl of Gloucester |
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Alec Newman as Edmund |
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Gina McKee as Goneril |
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Justine Mitchell as Regan |
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Pippa Bennett-Warner as Cordelia |
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Tom Beard as Duke of Albany |
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Gideon Turner as Duke of Cornwall |
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Stefano Braschi as Duke of Burgundy |
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Ashley Zhangazha as King of France |
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Gwilym Lee as Edgar |
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Amit Shah as Oswald |
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Ron Cook as The Fool |
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Harry Attwell as Gentleman |
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Derek Hutchinson as Old Servant |
| Writing | William Shakespeare | Theatre Play |
| Sound | Adam Cork | Sound Designer |
| Directing | Michael Grandage | Stage Director |
| Lighting | Neil Austin | Lighting Design |
