King Lear

King Lear by Trevor Nunn

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King Lear, old and tired, divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to their protestations of love for him. When Cordelia, youngest and most honest, refuses to idly flatter the old man in return for favor, he banishes her and turns for support to his remaining daughters. But Goneril and Regan have no love for him and instead plot to take all his power from him. In a parallel, Lear's loyal courtier Gloucester favors his illegitimate son Edmund after being told lies about his faithful son Edgar. Madness and tragedy befall both ill-starred fathers.

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Cast

Ian McKellen

Ian McKellen as King Lear

Romola Garai

Romola Garai as Cordelia

Monica Dolan

Monica Dolan as Regan

Sylvester McCoy

Sylvester McCoy as The Fool

Philip Winchester

Philip Winchester as Edmund

Peter Hinton

Peter Hinton as Duke of Burgundy

Jonathan Hyde

Jonathan Hyde as Earl of Kent

Frances Barber

Frances Barber as Goneril

William Gaunt

William Gaunt as Earl of Gloucester

Julian Harries

Julian Harries as Duke of Albany

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