King Lear
Ian McKellen
King Lear
Overview
Considered by many to be the greatest tragedy ever written, King Lear sees two ageing fathers – one a King, one his courtier – reject the children who truly love them. Their blindness unleashes a tornado of pitiless ambition and treachery, as family and state are plunged into a violent power struggle with bitter ends.
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Trailer
King Lear | Official Trailer | National Theatre Live Official
Cast
Kent
Sinéad Cusack
Kent
Gloucester
Danny Webb
Gloucester
Regan
Kirsty Bushell
Regan
Edmund
James Corrigan
Edmund
Fool
Lloyd Hutchinson
Fool
Goneril
Claire Price
Goneril
Edgar
Luke Thompson
Edgar
Cordelia
Anita-Joy Uwajeh
Cordelia
Gentleman Informer / Old Man
Richard Clews
Gentleman Informer / Old Man
Curan / Doctor
John Hastings
Curan / Doctor
Burgundy / Lear's Knight
Jake Mann
Burgundy / Lear's Knight
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