National Theatre Live: King Lear

National Theatre Live: King Lear by Robin Lough

7.10

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 as Lear, King of Britain

Kate Fleetwood

Kate Fleetwood as Goneril

Anna Maxwell Martin

Anna Maxwell Martin as Regan

Olivia Vinall

Olivia Vinall as Cordelia

Richard Clothier

Richard Clothier as The Duke of Albany

Michael Nardone

Michael Nardone as The Duke of Cornwall

Stephen Boxer

Stephen Boxer as The Earl of Gloucester

Stanley Townsend

Stanley Townsend as The Earl of Kent

Tom Brooke

Tom Brooke as Edgar

Sam Troughton

Sam Troughton as Edmund

Simon Manyonda

Simon Manyonda as Oswald

Adrian Scarborough

Adrian Scarborough as The Fool

Paapa Essiedu

Paapa Essiedu as The Duke of Burgundy

Daniel Millar

Daniel Millar as Curan

Colin Haigh

Colin Haigh as Old Man

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