National Theatre Live: King Lear
An ageing monarch. A kingdom divided. A child’s love rejected.
2011-02-03 | 156 minutes
Plot Summary
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
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Derek JacobiKing Lear
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Michael HadleyEarl of Kent
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Paul JessonEarl of Gloucester
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Alec NewmanEdmund
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Gina McKeeGoneril
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Justine MitchellRegan
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Pippa Bennett-WarnerCordelia
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Tom BeardDuke of Albany
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Gideon TurnerDuke of Cornwall
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Stefano BraschiDuke of Burgundy
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Gwilym LeeEdgar
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Amit ShahOswald
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Ron CookThe Fool
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Derek HutchinsonOld Servant
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