King Lear

T01984525069
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:T01984525069, play:S0555289637, venue:V166

Special Performances

7 Mar 24 Captioned
13 Mar 24 Relaxed
13 Mar 24 Relaxed
23 Mar 24 Touch Tour
23 Mar 24 Audio Described

Performance

Venue	Almeida Theatre
Town	West End
County	Greater London
From	8th February 2024
Opened	15th February 2024
To	30th March 2024
When	19:00. Mats 13:00
What is currently on at Almeida Theatre (V166)

Reviews

No UKTW or User reviews available.

Company

Director	Yael Farber
Design	Merle Hensel
Costume	Camilla Dely
Lighting	Lee Curran
Sound	Peter Rice
Music	Max Perryment
Director	Imogen Knight
Director	Kate Waters (fight)
Director	Julia Horan (CDG - casting)
Costume	Heidi Bryan (costume supervisor)
Director	Danielle Kassarate (assistant)
Sound	Pia Rose Scattergood (assistant)
Performer	Danny Sapani (King Lear)
Performer	Hugo Bolton (Oswald)
Performer	Oliver Cudbill (Duke of Burgundy / Curan)
Performer	Edward Davis (Duke of Cornwall)
Performer	Fra Fee (Edmund)
Performer	Michael Gould (Earl of Gloucester)
Performer	Akiya Henry (Goneril)
Performer	Geoffrey Lumb (Duke of Albany)
Performer	Alec Newman (Earl of Kent)
Performer	Gloria Obianyo (Cordelia)
Performer	Faith Omole (Regan)
Performer	Clarke Peters (The Fool)
Performer	Steffan Rizzi (Knight / Captain)
Performer	Matthew Tennyson (Edgar)

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