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National Theatre Live: King Lear (2014)
Directed by Robin Lough
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.
Length 205 minutes
Actors
Simon Russell Beale | Kate Fleetwood | Anna Maxwell Martin | Olivia Vinall | Richard Clothier | Michael Nardone | Stephen Boxer | Stanley Townsend | Tom Brooke | Sam Troughton | Simon Manyonda | Adrian Scarborough | Paapa Essiedu | Daniel Millar | Colin Haigh