National Theatre Live: King Lear
2014-05-01 | 205 minutes
Plot Summary
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.
Cast
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Simon Russell BealeLear, King of Britain
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Kate FleetwoodGoneril
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Anna Maxwell MartinRegan
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Olivia VinallCordelia
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Richard ClothierThe Duke of Albany
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Michael NardoneThe Duke of Cornwall
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Stephen BoxerThe Earl of Gloucester
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Stanley TownsendThe Earl of Kent
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Tom BrookeEdgar
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Sam TroughtonEdmund
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Simon ManyondaOswald
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Adrian ScarboroughThe Fool
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Paapa EssieduThe Duke of Burgundy
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Colin HaighOld Man
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