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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

Pete Postlethwaite (King Lear), John Shrapnel (Earl of Gloucester), Nigel Cooke (Earl of Kent), Forbes Masson (the Fool), Jonjo O'Neill (Edmund), Tobias Menzies (Edgar), Amanda Hale (Cordelia), Caroline Faber (Goneril), Charlotte Randle (Regan), Michael Colgan (Duke of Albany), Clarence Smith (Duke of Cornwall), John-Paul MacLeod (Duke of Burgundy), Jacob Anderson (Boy)

Creatives/Company

Author: Shakespeare
Corporate Sponsor: University of Liverpool
Producer(s): Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse, Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse
Company: Headlong Theatre
Director(s): Rupert Goold, Georgina Lamb (movement)
Design: Giles Cadle
Lighting: Howard Harrison
Sound: Adam Cork
Costume: Nicky Gillibrand