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National Theatre Live: King Lear

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National Theatre Live: King Lear

8.1

3h 47m

2018

Synopsis

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.

Director

Jonathan Munby

Ross MacGibbon

Trailer

Drama

tragedyfilmed theaternt live

Cast & Crew

Ian McKellen

Ian McKellen

as King Lear

Sinéad Cusack

Sinéad Cusack

as Kent

Danny Webb

Danny Webb

as Gloucester

Kirsty Bushell

as Regan

James Corrigan

James Corrigan

as Edmund

Lloyd Hutchinson

Lloyd Hutchinson

as Fool

Claire Price

Claire Price

as Goneril

Luke Thompson

Luke Thompson

as Edgar

Anita-Joy Uwajeh

Anita-Joy Uwajeh

as Cordelia

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