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National Theatre Live: King Lear (2018) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Considered by many to be the greatest tragedy ever written, King Lear sees two ageing fathers – one a King, one his courtier – reject the children who truly love them. Their blindness unleashes a tornado of pitiless ambition and treachery, as family and state are plunged into a violent power struggle with bitter ends.
National Theatre Live: King Lear: Directed by Jonathan Munby, Ross MacGibbon. With Ian McKellen, Sinéad Cusack, Danny Webb, Kirsty Bushell. Two aging fathers - one a King, one his courtier - reject the children who truly love them.
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- Drama, History
- Jonathan Munby, Ross MacGibbon
- 2018-09-27
National Theatre Live: King Lear (2011) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Learn more about the full cast of National Theatre Live: King Lear with news, photos, videos and more at TV Guide
Simon Russell Beale, whose recent appearances at the National include Timon of Athens and Collaborators, takes the title role in Shakespeare’s tragedy. An aged king decides to divide his kingdom between his three daughters, according to which of them is most eloquent in praising him.
May 1, 2014 · Discover the talented cast of National Theatre Live's production of King Lear, featuring Simon Russell Beale in the title role. Follow the tragic story of an aging king and his three daughters in this Shakespearean tragedy.