National Theatre Live: King Lear

2011

156 min

7.0

Ends at

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.

Budget

$0

Genre

Drama

Director

Country

United Kingdom

Cast & Crew

Derek Jacobi

Michael Hadley

Paul Jesson

Alec Newman

Gina McKee

Justine Mitchell

Pippa Bennett-Warner

Tom Beard

Gideon Turner

Stefano Braschi

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National Theatre Live: King Lear

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

  • Michael Hadley

  • Paul Jesson

  • Alec Newman

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