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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.

Score

71

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National Theatre: King Lear (official trailer)

All Casts

Simon Russell Beale as Lear, King of Britain

Simon Russell Beale

** Lear, King of Britain

Kate Fleetwood as Goneril

Kate Fleetwood

** Goneril

Anna Maxwell Martin as Regan

Anna Maxwell Martin

** Regan

Olivia Vinall as Cordelia

Olivia Vinall

** Cordelia

Richard Clothier as The Duke of Albany

Richard Clothier

** The Duke of Albany

Michael Nardone as The Duke of Cornwall

Michael Nardone

** The Duke of Cornwall

Stephen Boxer as The Earl of Gloucester

Stephen Boxer

** The Earl of Gloucester

Stanley Townsend as The Earl of Kent

Stanley Townsend

** The Earl of Kent

Tom Brooke as Edgar

Tom Brooke

** Edgar

Sam Troughton as Edmund

Sam Troughton

** Edmund

Simon Manyonda as Oswald

Simon Manyonda

** Oswald

Adrian Scarborough as The Fool

Adrian Scarborough

** The Fool

Paapa Essiedu as The Duke of Burgundy

Paapa Essiedu

** The Duke of Burgundy

Daniel Millar as Curan

Daniel Millar

** Curan

Colin Haigh as Old Man

Colin Haigh

** Old Man

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