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National Theatre Live: King Lear (2018)
Directed by Ross MacGibbon, Jonathan Munby
Overview
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.
Length 227 minutes
Actors
Ian McKellen | Sinéad Cusack | Danny Webb | Kirsty Bushell | James Corrigan | Lloyd Hutchinson | Claire Price | Luke Thompson | Anita-Joy Uwajeh | Richard Clews | John Hastings | Jake Mann | Michael Matus | Caleb Roberts | Anthony Howell | Daniel Rabin | Scott Sparrow | James Millard | Johanne Murdock | Jessica Murrain | John Vernon