National Theatre Live: King Lear
2018 | 227m | English
Popularity: 0.8 (history)
| Director: | Jonathan Munby, Ross MacGibbon |
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| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 27, 2018 |
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| Director: | Jonathan Munby, Ross MacGibbon |
| Writer: | |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | tragedy, filmed theater, nt live |
| Production Companies | National Theatre, Chichester Festival Theatre |
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 21, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Ian McKellen | King Lear |
| Sinéad Cusack | Kent |
| Danny Webb | Gloucester |
| Kirsty Bushell | Regan |
| James Corrigan | Edmund |
| Lloyd Hutchinson | Fool |
| Claire Price | Goneril |
| Luke Thompson | Edgar |
| Anita-Joy Uwajeh | Cordelia |
| Richard Clews | Gentleman Informer / Old Man |
| John Hastings | Curan / Doctor |
| Jake Mann | Burgundy / Lear's Knight |
| Michael Matus | Oswald |
| Caleb Roberts | King of France |
| Anthony Howell | Albany |
| Daniel Rabin | Cornwall |
| Scott Sparrow | Albany's Man |
| James Millard | |
| Johanne Murdock | |
| Jessica Murrain | |
| John Vernon |
| Name | Job |
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| William Shakespeare | Theatre Play |
| Jonathan Munby | Director |
| Ross MacGibbon | Director |
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