National Theatre Live: King Lear

An ageing monarch. A kingdom divided. A child’s love rejected.

156 mins
An ageing monarch. A kingdom divided. A child’s love rejected. 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.

Derek Jacobi

King Lear

Michael Hadley

Earl of Kent

Paul Jesson

Earl of Gloucester

Gina McKee

Goneril

Tom Beard

Duke of Albany

Gideon Turner

Duke of Cornwall

Stefano Braschi

Duke of Burgundy

Ashley Zhangazha

King of France

Amit Shah

Oswald

Ron Cook

The Fool

Harry Attwell

Gentleman

Derek Hutchinson

Old Servant

Adam Cork

Sound Designer

Michael Grandage

Stage Director

Neil Austin

Lighting Design

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