National Theatre Live: King Lear (2014)

National Theatre Live: King Lear
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  • Genre: Drama
  • Running time: 205 min
  • Premiere: 1st of May 2014

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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Cast

Stephen Boxer
as The Earl of Gloucester
Michael Nardone
as The Duke of Cornwall
Paapa Essiedu
as The Duke of Burgundy
Stanley Townsend
as The Earl of Kent
Olivia Vinall
as Cordelia
Simon Russell Beale
as Lear, King of Britain
Richard Clothier
as The Duke of Albany
Colin Haigh
as Old Man

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