Details

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.

Cast/Performers

Kenneth Branagh (King Lear), Marca Allen (Curan), Deborah Alli (Goneril), Raymond Anum (Burgundy), Melanie-Joyce Bermudez (Regan), Doug Colling (Edgar), Dylan Corbett-Bader (France), Eleanor de Rohan (Kent), Chloe Fenwick-Brown (Oswald), Joseph Kloska (Gloucester), Corey Mylchreest (Edmund), Hughie O'Donnell (Cornwall), Caleb Obediah (Cornwall), Jessica Revell (Cordelia / The Fool)

Creatives/Company

Author: Shakespeare
Director(s): Kenneth Branagh, Lucy Skilbeck (associate director), Lucy Bevan (CDG - casting), Emily Brockmann (casting), Bret Yount (fight), Issy Snape (assistant), Michael Rouse (assistant)
Design(s): Jon Bausor, Nina Dunn (projection)
Costume: Jon Bausor
Lighting: Paul Keogan
Sound(s): Ben Ringham, Max Ringham
Music(s): Ben Ringham, Max Ringham
Choreographer: Aletta Collins