National Theatre Live: King Lear (2011)
An ageing monarch. A kingdom divided. A child’s love rejected.
2011 · 2h 36m · Drama
Genres: Drama
An ageing monarch. A kingdom divided. A child’s love rejected. As Lear’s world descends into chaos, all that he once believed is brought into question. One of the greatest works in Western literature, King Lear explores the very nature of human existence: love and duty, power and loss, good and…
Cast
Derek Jacobi as King LearMichael Hadley as Earl of KentPaul Jesson as Earl of GloucesterAlec Newman as EdmundGina McKee as GonerilJustine Mitchell as ReganPippa Bennett-Warner as CordeliaTom Beard as Duke of AlbanyGideon Turner as Duke of CornwallStefano Braschi as Duke of BurgundyAshley Zhangazha as King of FranceGwilym Lee as EdgarMore like this
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