National Theatre Live: King Lear
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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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Ian McKellen
King Lear
Known for
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Sinéad Cusack
Kent
Known for
V for Vendetta
Eastern Promises
Danny Webb
Gloucester
Known for
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
Humans
Kirsty Bushell
Regan
Also in
Injustice
Murder in Provence
James Corrigan
Edmund
Known for
Time
My Lady Jane
Lloyd Hutchinson
Fool
Known for
Hatfields & McCoys
Bad Sisters
Claire Price
Goneril
Known for
Disclaimer
Hereafter
Luke Thompson
Edgar
Known for
Bridgerton
Dunkirk
Anita-Joy Uwajeh
Cordelia
Known for
Vampire Academy
Medusa Deluxe
Richard Clews
Gentleman Informer / Old Man
Also in
The Last Kingdom
The Trip to Greece
John Hastings
Curan / Doctor
Also in
National Theatre Live: Small Island
National Theatre Live: The Beaux' Stratagem
Jake Mann
Burgundy / Lear's Knight
Known for
A Young Doctor's Notebook
The Gold
Ross MacGibbon Director · Jonathan Munby Director William Shakespeare Author
First release September 27, 2018 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production Chichester Festival Theatre
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National Theatre
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Chichester Festival Theatre
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United Kingdom
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English
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Release dates
United Kingdom · September 27, 2018
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