National Theatre Live: King Lear
8.3
7 Reviews
2018
3h 47min
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.
Storyline
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.
Released
27 September 2018
Runtime
3h 47min
Director
Genre
Status
Released
Language
English
Production
National Theatre
Cast
Ian McKellen
King Lear
Sinéad Cusack
Kent
Danny Webb
Gloucester
Kirsty Bushell
Regan
James Corrigan
Edmund
Lloyd Hutchinson
Fool
Claire Price
Goneril
Luke Thompson
Edgar
Anita-Joy Uwajeh
Cordelia
Richard Clews
Gentleman Informer / Old Man
John Hastings
Curan / Doctor
Jake Mann
Burgundy / Lear's Knight
Michael Matus
Oswald
Caleb Roberts
King of France
Anthony Howell
Albany
Daniel Rabin
Cornwall
Scott Sparrow
Albany's Man
James Millard
Acting
Johanne Murdock
Acting
Jessica Murrain
Acting
John Vernon
Acting
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