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National Theatre Live: King Lear
(2014)Drama
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3hrs 25m
Overview
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.
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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

Tom Brooke
** Edgar

Sam Troughton
** Edmund

Simon Manyonda
** Oswald

Adrian Scarborough
** The Fool

Paapa Essiedu
** The Duke of Burgundy

Daniel Millar
** Curan

Colin Haigh
** Old Man
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