Lear, King of Britain
Simon Russell Beale
Lear, King of Britain
Overview
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.
Trailer
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Cast
Goneril
Kate Fleetwood
Goneril
Regan
Anna Maxwell Martin
Regan
Cordelia
Olivia Vinall
Cordelia
The Duke of Albany
Richard Clothier
The Duke of Albany
The Duke of Cornwall
Michael Nardone
The Duke of Cornwall
The Earl of Gloucester
Stephen Boxer
The Earl of Gloucester
The Earl of Kent
Stanley Townsend
The Earl of Kent
Edgar
Tom Brooke
Edgar
Edmund
Sam Troughton
Edmund
Oswald
Simon Manyonda
Oswald
The Fool
Adrian Scarborough
The Fool
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