National Theatre Live: King Lear

National Theatre Live: King Lear (2014)

7.1 205 min Movie
Drama

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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Cast

Simon Russell Beale Simon Russell Beale Lear, King of Britain
Kate Fleetwood Kate Fleetwood Goneril
Anna Maxwell Martin Anna Maxwell Martin Regan
Olivia Vinall Olivia Vinall Cordelia
Richard Clothier Richard Clothier The Duke of Albany
Michael Nardone Michael Nardone The Duke of Cornwall
Stephen Boxer Stephen Boxer The Earl of Gloucester
Stanley Townsend Stanley Townsend The Earl of Kent
Tom Brooke Tom Brooke Edgar
Sam Troughton Sam Troughton Edmund
Simon Manyonda Simon Manyonda Oswald
Adrian Scarborough Adrian Scarborough The Fool

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