RSC Live: King Lear (2016)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
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| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.379 |
Directed By
Gregory Doran
Crew
William Shakespeare
Gregory Doran
Zoe Donegan
David Gopsill
Ed Parry
Niki Turner
Jonathan Ruddick
Carolyn Daniels
Tim Mitchell
Anna Girvan
John Wyver
Carl Root
Bret Yount
Jan Winstone
TOP CAST
Antony Sher
King Lear
Nia Gwynne
Goneril
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
Graham Turner
Fool
Byron Mondahl
Oswald
Kevin Golding
Curan / Doctor
Eke Chukwu
Lear's Gentleman
Ewart James Walters
Old Man
Romayne Andrews
Servant / Messenger
James Cooney
Servant
Jenny Fennessy
Servant / Messenger
Bethan Cullinane
Messenger
Marième Diouf
Messenger
Simon Carr
Lear's Knight
Morgan Cave
Lear's Knight
David Claridge
Lear's Knight
George Davis-Riley
Lear's Knight
Phoenix Di Sebastiani
Lear's Knight
Brandon Dodsworth
Lear's Knight
Freddy Goymer
Lear's Knight
Anthony Newbould
Lear's Knight
Thomas Stafford
Lear's Knight
Caroline Ward
Lear's Knight
Graham Wilkes
Lear's Knight
Anton Wright
Lear's Knight
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