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Royal Shakespeare Company: King Lear (2016)

2016-10-12 · 3h 0m · EN
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King Lear has ruled for many years. As age begins to overtake him, he decides to divide his kingdom amongst his children, living out his days without the burden of power. Misjudging his children’s loyalty and finding himself alone in the wilderness, he is left to confront the mistakes of a life that has brought him to this point. Antony Sher plays King Lear, one of the greatest parts written by Shakespeare in this, one of Shakespeare’s most epic and powerful plays.

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Antony SherAntony SherKing LearNia GwynneNia GwynneGonerilKelly WilliamsKelly WilliamsReganNatalie SimpsonNatalie SimpsonCordeliaClarence SmithClarence SmithDuke of AlbanyJames ClydeJames ClydeDuke of CornwallMarcus GriffithsMarcus GriffithsKing of France / CaptainTheo OgundipeTheo OgundipeDuke of Burgundy / HeraldAntony ByrneAntony ByrneEarl of KentDavid TroughtonDavid TroughtonEarl of GloucesterOliver JohnstoneOliver JohnstoneEdgarPaapa EssieduPaapa EssieduEdmund

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StormInsanityFoolOld age

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King Lear has ruled for many years. As age begins to overtake him, he decides to divide his kingdom amongst his children, living out his days without the burden of power. Misjudging his children’s loyalty and finding himself alone in the wilderness, he is left to confront the mistakes of a life that has brought him to this point. Antony Sher plays King Lear, one of the greatest parts written by Shakespeare in this, one of Shakespeare’s most epic and powerful plays.

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Royal Shakespeare Company: King Lear has a runtime of 180 minutes.

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