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National Theatre Live: King Lear (2014)

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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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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
  • Simon Manyonda Simon Manyonda Oswald
  • Adrian Scarborough Adrian Scarborough The Fool
  • Paapa Essiedu Paapa Essiedu The Duke of Burgundy
  • Daniel Millar Daniel Millar Curan
  • Colin Haigh Colin Haigh Old Man