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National Theatre Live: King Lear

05/01/2014

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3hrs 25min

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Drama

STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Simon Russell Beale
  • Kate Fleetwood
  • Anna Maxwell Martin
  • Olivia Vinall
  • Richard Clothier

    Directors

  • Sam Mendes
  • Robin Lough

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • National Theatre

    Production Countries

  • United Kingdom

LANGUAGES

  • English

Cast

Simon Russell Beale

Lear, King of Britain

Kate Fleetwood

Goneril

Anna Maxwell Martin

Regan

Olivia Vinall

Cordelia

Richard Clothier

The Duke of Albany

Michael Nardone

The Duke of Cornwall

Stephen Boxer

The Earl of Gloucester

Stanley Townsend

The Earl of Kent

Tom Brooke

Edgar

Sam Troughton

Edmund

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