May 01, 2014
205 min
Full-HD

National Theatre Live: King Lear (2014)

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.

Category

Drama

Country

United Kingdom

Companies

National Theatre

Simon Russell Beale

Lear, King of Britain

Kate Fleetwood

Goneril

Anna Maxwell Martin

Regan

Olivia Vinall

Cordelia

Richard Clothier

The Duke of Albany

Michael Nardone

The Duke of Cornwall

Stephen Boxer

The Earl of Gloucester

Stanley Townsend

The Earl of Kent

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