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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Simon Russell Beale as Lear, King of Britain
Kate Fleetwood as Goneril
Anna Maxwell Martin as Regan
Olivia Vinall as Cordelia
Richard Clothier as The Duke of Albany
Michael Nardone as The Duke of Cornwall
Stephen Boxer as The Earl of Gloucester
Stanley Townsend as The Earl of Kent
Tom Brooke as Edgar
Sam Troughton as Edmund
Simon Manyonda as Oswald
Adrian Scarborough as The Fool
Paapa Essiedu as The Duke of Burgundy
Daniel Millar as Curan
Colin Haigh as Old Man
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