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

David Haig, Aislin McGuckin (Goneril), Fiona Glascott (Regan), Fiona Button (Cordelia), Daniel Weyman (Duke of Albany), Samuel Oatley (Duke of Cornwall), George Beach (King of France), Chris Fulton (Duke of Burgundy), David Ganly (Earl of Kent), Paul Shelley (Earl of Gloucester), William Postlethwaite (Edgar), Samuel Edward-Cook (Edmund), Alister Cameron (Old Man), Simon Gregor (Fool), Simon Darwen (Oswald), Peter Henderson (Curan), Alexander James Simon (Servant of Cornwall), Alister Cameron (Doctor), John Canmore (Herald), George Beach, Alister Cameron, John Canmore, Chris Fulton, Peter Henderson, Alexander James Simon

Creatives/Company

Author: Shakespeare
Producer: Theatre Royal Bath
Director: Lucy Bailey
Design: William Dudley
Lighting: Oliver Fenwick