National Theatre Live: King Lear

National Theatre Live: King Lear

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2011-02-03

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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National Theatre Live: King Lear

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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.

Released

2011-02-03

Runtime

156

Director

Michael Grandage

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Genres

Drama

Language

English

Production

National Theatre

Casts

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    Derek Jacobi

    Derek Jacobi
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    Michael Hadley

    Michael Hadley
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    Paul Jesson

    Paul Jesson
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    Alec Newman

    Alec Newman
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    Gina McKee

    Gina McKee
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    Justine Mitchell

    Justine Mitchell
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    Pippa Bennett-Warner

    Pippa Bennett-Warner
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    Tom Beard

    Tom Beard
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    Gideon Turner

    Gideon Turner
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    Stefano Braschi

    Stefano Braschi
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    Ashley Zhangazha

    Ashley Zhangazha
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    Gwilym Lee

    Gwilym Lee
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    Amit Shah

    Amit Shah
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    Ron Cook

    Ron Cook
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    Harry Attwell

    Harry Attwell
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    Derek Hutchinson

    Derek Hutchinson