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National Theatre Live: King Lear

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Calorie Rating: 288
Released: 2014-05-01
Running Time: 205 Minutes
Homepage: http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/shows/king-lear
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1
Studios: National Theatre,


An aged king decides to divide his kingdom between his three daughters, according to which of them is most eloquent in praising him. His favourite, Cordelia, says nothing. Simon Russell Beale, whose recent appearances at the National include Timon of Athens and Collaborators, takes the title role in Shakespeare’s tragedy.

Director / Directors

Sam Mendes
Stage Director
Robin Lough
Director


Cast

Simon Russell Beale
Character: Lear, King of Britain
Kate Fleetwood
Character: Goneril
Anna Maxwell Martin
Character: Regan

Olivia Vinall
Character: Cordelia
Richard Clothier
Character: The Duke of Albany
Michael Nardone
Character: The Duke of Cornwall

Stephen Boxer
Character: The Earl of Gloucester
Stanley Townsend
Character: The Earl of Kent
Tom Brooke
Character: Edgar

Sam Troughton
Character: Edmund
Simon Manyonda
Character: Oswald
Adrian Scarborough
Character: The Fool

Paapa Essiedu
Character: The Duke of Burgundy
Daniel Millar
Character: Curan
Colin Haigh
Character: Old Man


Production and Crew