

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.
Ratings
3.5
Cast

Ian McKellen
King Lear

Sinéad Cusack
Kent

Danny Webb
Gloucester
Kirsty Bushell
Regan

James Corrigan
Edmund

Lloyd Hutchinson
Fool

Claire Price
Goneril

Luke Thompson
Edgar

Anita-Joy Uwajeh
Cordelia
Richard Clews
Gentleman Informer / Old Man
John Hastings
Curan / Doctor
Jake Mann
Burgundy / Lear's Knight
Michael Matus
Oswald
Caleb Roberts
King of France

Anthony Howell
Albany

Daniel Rabin
Cornwall
Scott Sparrow
Albany's Man
James Millard

Johanne Murdock

Jessica Murrain
John Vernon
Crew
Director
Theatre Play
Details
Release Date
2018-09-27
Runtime
227 min
Original Language
English
Languages
English
Production Companies
National Theatre
Chichester Festival Theatre
Countries
United Kingdom
Genres
Drama