National Theatre Live: King Lear
An ageing monarch. A kingdom divided. A child’s love rejected.
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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Cast
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Derek Jacobi King Lear -
Michael Hadley Earl of Kent -
Paul Jesson Earl of Gloucester -
Alec Newman Edmund -
Gina McKee Goneril -
Justine Mitchell Regan -
Pippa Bennett-Warner Cordelia -
Tom Beard Duke of Albany -
Gideon Turner Duke of Cornwall -
Stefano Braschi Duke of Burgundy - Ashley Zhangazha King of France
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Gwilym Lee Edgar
Make it a double feature
4h 46m together
National Theatre Live: King Lear
Anonymous
A close match in mood and era.
