RSC Live: King Lear 2016
As King Lear ages and prepares to relinquish his throne, he decides to divide his kingdom among his daughters. However, his judgment of their love proves tragically flawed, leaving him exiled and vulnerable in the wilderness. Confronting the consequences of his decisions, Lear must grapple with betrayal and loss. Antony Sher delivers a powerful performance in this adaptation of Shakespeare’s monumental and deeply moving play, exploring themes of family, power, and mortality.
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Paapa Essiedu
Edmund
Caroline Ward
Lear's Knight
Marcus Griffiths
King of France / Captain
Natalie Simpson
Cordelia
Graham Turner
Fool
Ewart James Walters
Old Man
Clarence Smith
Duke of Albany
Bethan Cullinane
Messenger
James Cooney
Servant
Antony Sher
King Lear
Gregory Doran
Nia Gwynne
Goneril
David Troughton
Earl of Gloucester
Eke Chukwu
Lear's Gentleman
Kevin Golding
Curan / Doctor
Antony Byrne
Earl of Kent
Romayne Andrews
Servant / Messenger
Marième Diouf
Messenger
Byron Mondahl
Oswald
Theo Ogundipe
Duke of Burgundy / Herald
Oliver Johnstone
Edgar
James Clyde
Duke of Cornwall
Kelly Williams
Regan
Jenny Fennessy
Servant / Messenger
Simon Carr
Lear's Knight
Morgan Cave
Lear's Knight
David Claridge
Lear's Knight
George Davis-Riley
Lear's Knight
Phoenix Di Sebastiani
Lear's Knight
Brandon Dodsworth
Lear's Knight
Freddy Goymer
Lear's Knight
Anthony Newbould
Lear's Knight
Thomas Stafford
Lear's Knight
Graham Wilkes
Lear's Knight
Anton Wright
Lear's Knight
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