RSC Live: King Lear (2016)
King Lear has ruled for many years. As age begins to overtake him, he decides to divide his kingdom amongst his children, living out his days without the burden of power. Misjudging his children’s loyalty and finding himself alone in the wilderness, he is left to confront the mistakes of a life that has brought him to this point. Antony Sher plays King Lear, one of the greatest parts written by Shakespeare in this, one of Shakespeare’s most epic and powerful plays.
- Date of release
- 2016-10-12
- TMDB
- 8.0 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 3h 0m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Gregory Doran
Casting
- Antony Sher — King Lear
- Nia Gwynne — Goneril
- Kelly Williams — Regan
- Natalie Simpson — Cordelia
- Clarence Smith — Duke of Albany
- James Clyde — Duke of Cornwall
- Marcus Griffiths — King of France / Captain
- Theo Ogundipe — Duke of Burgundy / Herald
- Antony Byrne — Earl of Kent
- David Troughton — Earl of Gloucester
- Oliver Johnstone — Edgar
- Paapa Essiedu — Edmund
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