National Theatre Live: King Lear

  • Rated 7.1 out of 10
  • Movie
  • 2014
  • 3h 25m
  • Drama

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.

Play
Director
Robin Lough
Starring
Simon Russell Beale, Kate Fleetwood, Anna Maxwell Martin, Olivia Vinall

Cast

  • Simon Russell Beale

    Simon Russell Beale

    Lear, King of Britain

  • Kate Fleetwood

    Kate Fleetwood

    Goneril

  • Anna Maxwell Martin

    Anna Maxwell Martin

    Regan

  • Olivia Vinall

    Olivia Vinall

    Cordelia

  • Richard Clothier

    Richard Clothier

    The Duke of Albany

  • Michael Nardone

    Michael Nardone

    The Duke of Cornwall

  • Stephen Boxer

    Stephen Boxer

    The Earl of Gloucester

  • Stanley Townsend

    Stanley Townsend

    The Earl of Kent

  • Tom Brooke

    Tom Brooke

    Edgar

  • Sam Troughton

    Sam Troughton

    Edmund

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