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An ageing monarch A kingdom divided A childs love rejected As Lears 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
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National Theatre
Original Title
National Theatre Live: King Lear
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Derek Jacobi
King Lear
M
Michael Hadley
Earl of Kent
P
Paul Jesson
Earl of Gloucester
A
Alec Newman
Edmund
Gina McKee
Goneril
J
Justine Mitchell
Regan
P
Pippa Bennett-Warner
Cordelia
T
Tom Beard
Duke of Albany
G
Gideon Turner
Duke of Cornwall
S
Stefano Braschi
Duke of Burgundy
A
Ashley Zhangazha
King of France
G
Gwilym Lee
Edgar
A
Amit Shah
Oswald
R
Ron Cook
The Fool
H
Harry Attwell
Gentleman
D
Derek Hutchinson
Old Servant
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