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National Theatre Live: King Lear (2011)

An 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.

  • Drama

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Derek JacobiDerek JacobiKing Lear
  • Photo of Michael HadleyMichael HadleyEarl of Kent
  • Photo of Paul JessonPaul JessonEarl of Gloucester
  • Photo of Alec NewmanAlec NewmanEdmund
  • Photo of Gina McKeeGina McKeeGoneril
  • Photo of Justine MitchellJustine MitchellRegan
  • Photo of Pippa Bennett-WarnerPippa Bennett-WarnerCordelia
  • Photo of Tom BeardTom BeardDuke of Albany
  • Photo of Gideon TurnerGideon TurnerDuke of Cornwall
  • Photo of Stefano BraschiStefano BraschiDuke of Burgundy

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