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Stage director, Michael Grandage ; screen director, Robin Lough ; designer, Christopher Oram ; lighting designer, Neil Austin ; composer & sound Designer, Adam Cork.
Michael Hadley (Earl of Kent) ; Paul Jesson (Earl of Gloucester) ; Alec Newman (Edmund) ; Derek Jacobi (King Lear) ; Gina McKee (Goneril) ; Justine Mitchell (Regan) ; Pippa Bennett-Warner (Cordelia) ; Tom Beard (Duke of Albany) ; Gideon Turner (Duke of Cornwall) ; Stefano Braschi (Duke of Burgundy) ; Ashley Zhangazha (King of France) ; Gwilym Lee (Edgar) ; Amit Shah (Oswald) ; Ron Cook (The Fool) ; Harry Attwell (Gentleman) ; Derek Hutchinson (Old Servant).
This Donmar Warehouse production was recorded through National Theatre Live on 3rd February, 2011.
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. 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. The acclaimed Donmar Warehouse production of Shakespeare's most harrowing tragedy, starring Sir Derek Jacobi and directed by Tony Award winning Michael Grandage (Red)"--Bloomsbury Drama online.
Age recommendation: 12+
In English. No subtitles. Closed-captioned.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on September 30, 2019)