National Theatre Live: King Lear Plot
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.
National Theatre Live: King Lear Cast
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as Lear, King of Britain -
as Goneril -
as Regan -
as Cordelia -
as The Duke of Albany -
as The Duke of Cornwall -
as The Earl of Gloucester -
as The Earl of Kent -
as Edgar -
as Edmund
National Theatre Live: King Lear Latest Trailers
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National Theatre: King Lear (official trailer)
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