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National Theatre Live: King Lear
National Theatre Live: King Lear

National Theatre Live: King Lear (2014)

71% User Rating
3h 25min
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.

Robin LoughDirector

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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

Paapa Essiedu

Paapa Essiedu

The Duke of Burgundy

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Daniel Millar

Curan

Colin Haigh

Colin Haigh

Old Man

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