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RSC Live: King Lear (2016)
Directed by Gregory Doran
Drama · 3h 00m
King Lear has ruled for many years. As age begins to overtake him, he decides to divide his kingdom amongst his children, living out his days without the burden of power. Misjudging his children’s loyalty and finding himself alone in the wilderness, he is left to confront the mistakes of a life that has brought him to this point. Antony Sher plays King Lear, one of the greatest parts written by Shakespeare in this, one of Shakespeare’s most epic and powerful plays.
Cast
Antony Sher
King Lear
Nia Gwynne
Goneril
K
Kelly Williams
Regan
Natalie Simpson
Cordelia
Clarence Smith
Duke of Albany
James Clyde
Duke of Cornwall
Marcus Griffiths
King of France / Captain
Theo Ogundipe
Duke of Burgundy / Herald
Antony Byrne
Earl of Kent
David Troughton
Earl of Gloucester
Oliver Johnstone
Edgar
Paapa Essiedu
Edmund
Crew
- Director
- Gregory Doran
- Producer
- Zoe Donegan, John Wyver
Details
- Release date
- 2016-10-12
- Runtime
- 3h 00m
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Production
- Royal Shakespeare Company, Picturehouse Entertainment