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National Theatre Live: King Lear

An ageing monarch. A kingdom divided. A child’s love rejected.

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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.

Play
Status
Released
Runtime
2h 36m
Language
EN
Released
February 3, 2011
Studios
National Theatre

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Derek Jacobi

Derek Jacobi

King Lear

Michael Hadley

Michael Hadley

Earl of Kent

Paul Jesson

Paul Jesson

Earl of Gloucester

Alec Newman

Alec Newman

Edmund

Gina McKee

Gina McKee

Goneril

Justine Mitchell

Justine Mitchell

Regan

Pippa Bennett-Warner

Pippa Bennett-Warner

Cordelia

Tom Beard

Tom Beard

Duke of Albany

Gideon Turner

Gideon Turner

Duke of Cornwall

Stefano Braschi

Stefano Braschi

Duke of Burgundy

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