National Theatre Live: King Lear
Drama
7.1
Release Date
May 1, 2014
Duration
205 min
Status
Released
Language
en
Overview
An aged king decides to divide his kingdom between his three daughters, according to which of them is most eloquent in praising him. His favourite, Cordelia, says nothing. Simon Russell Beale, whose recent appearances at the National include Timon of Athens and Collaborators, takes the title role in Shakespeare’s tragedy.
Casts
Lear, King of Britain
Simon Russell Beale
Goneril
Kate Fleetwood
Regan
Anna Maxwell Martin
Cordelia
Olivia Vinall
The Duke of Albany
Richard Clothier
The Duke of Cornwall
Michael Nardone
The Earl of Gloucester
Stephen Boxer
The Earl of Kent
Stanley Townsend
Edgar
Tom Brooke
Edmund
Sam Troughton
Oswald
Simon Manyonda
The Fool
Adrian Scarborough
The Duke of Burgundy
Paapa Essiedu
Curan
Daniel Millar
Old Man
Colin Haigh
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