
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 | 0.077 |
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