Royal Shakespeare Company: King Lear

Royal Shakespeare Company: King Lear

180 mins | Drama | Oct. 12, 2016

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.

Royal Shakespeare Company: King Lear

180 mins | Drama | Oct. 12, 2016

Royal Shakespeare Company: King Lear
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.
Producers Royal Shakespeare Company, Picturehouse Entertainment
Original title Royal Shakespeare Company: King Lear
Directors Anna Girvan, Gregory Doran
Writers William Shakespeare

Cast

Antony Sher

as King Lear

Nia Gwynne

as Goneril

Kelly Williams

as Regan

Natalie Simpson

as Cordelia

Clarence Smith

as Duke of Albany

James Clyde

as Duke of Cornwall

Marcus Griffiths

as King of France / Captain

Theo Ogundipe

as Duke of Burgundy / Herald

Antony Byrne

as Earl of Kent

David Troughton

as Earl of Gloucester

Oliver Johnstone

as Edgar

Paapa Essiedu

as Edmund

Graham Turner

as Fool

Byron Mondahl

as Oswald

Kevin Golding

as Curan / Doctor

Eke Chukwu

as Lear's Gentleman

Ewart James Walters

as Old Man

Romayne Andrews

as Servant / Messenger

James Cooney

as Servant

Jenny Fennessy

as Servant / Messenger

Bethan Cullinane

as Messenger

Marième Diouf

as Messenger

Simon Carr

as Lear's Knight

Morgan Cave

as Lear's Knight

David Claridge

as Lear's Knight

George Davis-Riley

as Lear's Knight

Phoenix Di Sebastiani

as Lear's Knight

Brandon Dodsworth

as Lear's Knight

Freddy Goymer

as Lear's Knight

Anthony Newbould

as Lear's Knight

Thomas Stafford

as Lear's Knight

Caroline Ward

as Lear's Knight

Graham Wilkes

as Lear's Knight

Anton Wright

as Lear's Knight