Performance

Venue	General
Town	General
County	Surrey
From	17th January 2015
To	14th February 2015
When	Mon-Sat 19:30. Sat Mats 14:30
What is currently on at General (V129128377)

King Lear

T01112994384
King Lear divides his Kingdom between his daughters according to a declaration of their love for him. His eldest Goneril and Regan exaggerate their affection and inherit. His youngest daughter Cordelia speaks only the truth and is banished. So begins the tragedy of King Lear, whose dignity, sanity and finally life are torn from him by a self-seeking younger generation, ambitious for his power. What is love, what is madness, what is truth - Shakespeare explores these questions together with many others in King Lear, widely considered to be his greatest tragedy.

Author

Shakespeare

Archive :: production:T01112994384, play:S0555289637, venue:V129128377
Current production:Work

Production details

Note that at the end of January, Brian Blessed, who had played Lear, was forced to withdraw on medical grounds. This event takes place at Holy Trinity Church, High Street, Guildford, GU1 3RR

Reviews

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Company

Company	Guildford Shakespeare Company
Director	Caroline Devlin
Design	Neil Irish
Lighting	Declan Randall
Sound	Matt Eaton
Performer	Terence Wilton (King Lear)
Performer	Rosalind Blessed (Goneril)
Performer	Timothy Allsop (Oswald / King of France)
Performer	Ben Ashton (Edmund)
Performer	Sarah Gobran (Regan)
Performer	Simon Hepworth (Duke of Albany)
Performer	Richard Neale (Duke of Cornwall)
Performer	Matt Pinches (Edgar / Duke of Burgundy)
Performer	James Sobol Kelly (Duke of Gloucester)
Performer	Emily Tucker (Cordelia / Fool)
Performer	Noel White (Duke of Kent)

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