National Theatre Live: King Lear
(2014)

Released: 2014-05-01

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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.

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Simon Russell Beale

as Lear, King of Britain

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Richard Clothier

as The Duke of Albany

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Michael Nardone

as The Duke of Cornwall

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Stephen Boxer

as The Earl of Gloucester

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Stanley Townsend

as The Earl of Kent

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Paapa Essiedu

as The Duke of Burgundy

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Colin Haigh

as Old Man

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