National Theatre Live: King Lear (2014)
- May 1, 2014
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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.

Simon Russell Beale
Lear, King of Britain

Anna Maxwell Martin
Regan
Olivia Vinall
Cordelia
Richard Clothier
The Duke of Albany

Michael Nardone
The Duke of Cornwall

Stephen Boxer
The Earl of Gloucester