National Theatre Live: King Lear

The story

Considered by many to be the greatest tragedy ever written, King Lear sees two ageing fathers – one a King, one his courtier – reject the children who truly love them. Their blindness unleashes a tornado of pitiless ambition and treachery, as family and state are plunged into a violent power struggle with bitter ends.

Cast & crew

Ian McKellenKing Lear

Sinéad CusackKent

Danny WebbGloucester

Kirsty Bushell

Kirsty BushellRegan

James CorriganEdmund

Lloyd HutchinsonFool

Claire PriceGoneril

Luke ThompsonEdgar

Anita-Joy UwajehCordelia

Richard Clews

Richard ClewsGentleman Informer / Old Man

John Hastings

John HastingsCuran / Doctor

Jake Mann

Jake MannBurgundy / Lear's Knight