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National Theatre Live: King Lear

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. Simon Russell Beale, whose recent appearances at the National include Timon of Athens and Collaborators, takes the title role in Shakespeare’s tragedy.

2014 |3h 25m |  Drama

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Cast

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Simon Russell Beale

Lear, King of Britain

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Kate Fleetwood

Goneril

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Anna Maxwell Martin

Regan

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Olivia Vinall

Cordelia

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Richard Clothier

The Duke of Albany

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Michael Nardone

The Duke of Cornwall

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Stephen Boxer

The Earl of Gloucester

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Stanley Townsend

The Earl of Kent

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Tom Brooke

Edgar

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Sam Troughton

Edmund

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Simon Manyonda

Oswald

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Adrian Scarborough

The Fool

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Paapa Essiedu

The Duke of Burgundy

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Colin Haigh

Old Man

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Language

English

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