National Theatre Live: King Lear
(2011)

An ageing monarch. A kingdom divided. A child’s love rejected.

Released: 2011-02-03

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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 evil.

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Derek Jacobi

as King Lear

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Michael Hadley

as Earl of Kent

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Paul Jesson

as Earl of Gloucester

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Tom Beard

as Duke of Albany

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Gideon Turner

as Duke of Cornwall

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Stefano Braschi

as Duke of Burgundy

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Ashley Zhangazha

as King of France

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Amit Shah

as Oswald

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Ron Cook

as The Fool

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Harry Attwell

as Gentleman

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Derek Hutchinson

as Old Servant

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Michael Grandage

Stage Director

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Adam Cork

Sound Designer

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Neil Austin

Lighting Design

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