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National Theatre Live: King Lear

2011 • 2h 36m

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,...

National Theatre Live: King Lear

Cast

Derek Jacobi

Derek JacobiKing Lear

Michael Hadley

Michael HadleyEarl of Kent

Paul Jesson

Paul JessonEarl of Gloucester

Alec Newman

Alec NewmanEdmund

Gina McKee

Gina McKeeGoneril

Justine Mitchell

Justine MitchellRegan

Pippa Bennett-Warner

Pippa Bennett-WarnerCordelia

Tom Beard

Tom BeardDuke of Albany

Gideon Turner

Gideon TurnerDuke of Cornwall

Stefano Braschi

Stefano BraschiDuke of Burgundy

Ashley ZhangazhaKing of France

Gwilym Lee

Gwilym LeeEdgar

Amit Shah

Amit ShahOswald

Ron Cook

Ron CookThe Fool

Harry AttwellGentleman

Crew

William Shakespeare

William ShakespeareTheatre Play

Michael Grandage

Michael GrandageStage Director

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