National Theatre Live: King Lear

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7.1

NR

Genre: Drama
Release year: 2014
Running time: 205 min
Country: United Kingdom

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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Anna Maxwell Martin
Regan
Adrian Scarborough
The Fool
Paapa Essiedu
The Duke of Burgundy
Simon Russell Beale
Lear, King of Britain
Tom Brooke
Edgar
Kate Fleetwood
Goneril
Michael Nardone
The Duke of Cornwall
Stanley Townsend
The Earl of Kent

Sam Mendes
Stage Director
William Shakespeare
Theatre Play
Robin Lough
Director
Paddy Cunneen
Music

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