National Theatre Live: King Lear
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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.Read moreLess
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.
The story
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 & crew
Derek JacobiKing Lear
Michael HadleyEarl of Kent
Paul JessonEarl of Gloucester
Alec NewmanEdmund
Gina McKeeGoneril
Justine MitchellRegan
Pippa Bennett-WarnerCordelia
Tom BeardDuke of Albany
Gideon TurnerDuke of Cornwall
Stefano BraschiDuke of Burgundy
Gwilym LeeEdgar