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National Theatre Live: King Lear( 2014)

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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.

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      Simon Russell Beale

      Lear, King of Britain

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      Kate Fleetwood

      Goneril

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      Anna Maxwell Martin

      Regan

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      Olivia Vinall

      Cordelia

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      Richard Clothier

      The Duke of Albany

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      Michael Nardone

      The Duke of Cornwall

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      Stephen Boxer

      The Earl of Gloucester

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      Stanley Townsend

      The Earl of Kent

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      Tom Brooke

      Edgar

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      Sam Troughton

      Edmund

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      Simon Manyonda

      Oswald

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      Adrian Scarborough

      The Fool

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      Paapa Essiedu

      The Duke of Burgundy

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      Daniel Millar

      Curan

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      Colin Haigh

      Old Man

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    Released

    Original Language

    English

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    Keywords

    • filmed theater
    • nt live