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National Theatre Live: King Lear

"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

937

Derek Jacobi

as King Lear

1370854

Michael Hadley

as Earl of Kent

72308

Paul Jesson

as Earl of Gloucester

13362

Alec Newman

as Edmund

18022

Gina McKee

as Goneril

207040

Justine Mitchell

as Regan

1376880

Pippa Bennett-Warner

as Cordelia

123071

Tom Beard

as Duke of Albany

27634

Gideon Turner

as Duke of Cornwall

1648432

Stefano Braschi

as Duke of Burgundy

1922340

Ashley Zhangazha

as King of France

1220123

Gwilym Lee

as Edgar

150072

Amit Shah

as Oswald

5319

Ron Cook

as The Fool

1502462

Harry Attwell

as Gentleman

40665

Derek Hutchinson

as Old Servant

Crew

6210

William Shakespeare

Theatre Play

1187130

Michael Grandage

Stage Director

2261911

Neil Austin

Lighting Design

1211618

Adam Cork

Sound Designer