Watch National Theatre Live: King Lear (2018) Official Trailer
8.1 / 10 IMDb September 27, 2018 3h 47m
Considered by many to be the greatest tragedy ever written, King Lear sees two ageing fathers – one a King, one his courtier – reject the children who truly love them. Their blindness unleashes a tornado of pitiless ambition and treachery, as family and state are plunged into a violent power struggle with bitter ends.
Director
Runtime
3h 47m
Release Date
September 27, 2018
Genre
Drama
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United Kingdom
Cast
Ian McKellen
as King Lear
Sinéad Cusack
as Kent
Danny Webb
as Gloucester
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Kirsty Bushell
as Regan
James Corrigan
as Edmund
Lloyd Hutchinson
as Fool
Claire Price
as Goneril
Luke Thompson
as Edgar
Anita-Joy Uwajeh
as Cordelia
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Richard Clews
as Gentleman Informer / Old Man
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John Hastings
as Curan / Doctor
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Jake Mann
as Burgundy / Lear's Knight
Michael Matus
as Oswald
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Caleb Roberts
as King of France
Anthony Howell
as Albany
Daniel Rabin
as Cornwall
Scott Sparrow
as Albany's Man
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James Millard
Johanne Murdock
Jessica Murrain
Production Companies
National TheatreChichester Festival Theatre
National Theatre Live: King Lear Official Trailer 2018
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