National Theatre Live: King Lear

National Theatre Live: King Lear

205 mins | May 1, 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.

National Theatre Live: King Lear

205 mins | May 1, 2014

National Theatre Live: King Lear
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.
IMDb rating 7.7
Producers National Theatre Live
Original title National Theatre Live: King Lear
Directors Robin Lough, Sam Mendes
Writers William Shakespeare

Cast

Simon Russell Beale

as Lear, King of Britain

Kate Fleetwood

as Goneril

Olivia Vinall

as Cordelia

Richard Clothier

as The Duke of Albany

Michael Nardone

as The Duke of Cornwall

Stephen Boxer

as The Earl of Gloucester

Stanley Townsend

as The Earl of Kent

Tom Brooke

as Edgar

Sam Troughton

as Edmund

Simon Manyonda

as Oswald

Adrian Scarborough

as The Fool

Paapa Essiedu

as The Duke of Burgundy

Daniel Millar

as Curan

Colin Haigh

as Old Man