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National Theatre Live: King Lear

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National Theatre Live: King Lear

An ageing monarch. A kingdom divided. A child’s love rejected.

7.0

2h 36m

2011

“An ageing monarch. A kingdom divided. A child’s love rejected.”

Synopsis

An ageing monarch. A kingdom divided. A child’s love rejected. As Lear’s world descends into chaos, all that he once believed is brought into question. One of the greatest works in Western literature, King Lear explores the very nature of human existence: love and duty, power and loss, good and evil.

Drama

stage playfilmed theater

Cast & Crew

Derek Jacobi

Derek Jacobi

as King Lear

Michael Hadley

Michael Hadley

as Earl of Kent

Paul Jesson

Paul Jesson

as Earl of Gloucester

Alec Newman

Alec Newman

as Edmund

Gina McKee

Gina McKee

as Goneril

Justine Mitchell

Justine Mitchell

as Regan

Pippa Bennett-Warner

Pippa Bennett-Warner

as Cordelia

Tom Beard

Tom Beard

as Duke of Albany

Gideon Turner

Gideon Turner

as Duke of Cornwall

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