National Theatre Live: King Lear (2011)

National Theatre Live: King Lear (2011)

An ageing monarch. A kingdom divided. A child’s love rejected. 2011-02-03 United Kingdom 156 Min. PG-13
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Overview

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.

Cast

Derek Jacobi is King Lear
King Lear
Michael Hadley is Earl of Kent
Earl of Kent
Paul Jesson is Earl of Gloucester
Earl of Gloucester
Alec Newman is Edmund
Edmund
Gina McKee is Goneril
Goneril
Justine Mitchell is Regan
Regan
Pippa Bennett-Warner is Cordelia
Cordelia
Tom Beard is Duke of Albany
Duke of Albany
Gideon Turner is Duke of Cornwall
Duke of Cornwall
Stefano Braschi is Duke of Burgundy
Duke of Burgundy
Ashley Zhangazha is King of France
King of France
Gwilym Lee is Edgar
Edgar

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