National Theatre Live: King Lear
2h 36m·Drama
2011
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NA/10 avgNo member ratings yetAn 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.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Derek JacobiKing Lear | King Lear |
 Michael HadleyEarl of Kent | Earl of Kent |
 Paul JessonEarl of Gloucester | Earl of Gloucester |
 Alec NewmanEdmund | Edmund |
 Gina McKeeGoneril | Goneril |
 Justine MitchellRegan | Regan |
 Pippa Bennett-WarnerCordelia | Cordelia |
 Tom BeardDuke of Albany | Duke of Albany |
 Gideon TurnerDuke of Cornwall | Duke of Cornwall |
 Stefano BraschiDuke of Burgundy | Duke of Burgundy |
| AAshley ZhangazhaKing of France | King of France |
 Gwilym LeeEdgar | Edgar |
 Amit ShahOswald | Oswald |
 Ron CookThe Fool | The Fool |
| HHarry AttwellGentleman | Gentleman |
 Derek HutchinsonOld Servant | Old Servant |