National Theatre Live: King Lear
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Drama
Director:Robin Lough,Sam Mendes
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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StatusReleased
Release DateMay 1, 2014
Release Dates
United Kingdom:
Theatrical - May 1, 2014 (12A)
Runtime3sa 25dk
000Origin CountryUnited Kingdom
Original LanguageEnglish
Spoken LanguagesEnglish
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Featured Cast
Simon Russell Beale
Lear, King of Britain
Kate Fleetwood
Goneril
Anna Maxwell Martin
Regan
Olivia Vinall
Cordelia
Richard Clothier
The Duke of Albany
Michael Nardone
The Duke of Cornwall
Stephen Boxer
The Earl of Gloucester
Stanley Townsend
The Earl of Kent
Tom Brooke
Edgar
Sam Troughton
Edmund
Simon Manyonda
Oswald
Adrian Scarborough
The Fool
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