CORONAVIRUS: All UK venues closed on 16th March 2020 and there is currently no planned re-opening time though it will not be before 1st June 2020 and is most likely to be September (according to some West End producers).
Some shows have been cancelled, or closed early, but many are being rescheduled and we are trying to keep up with the changes - assume that anything posted for April and May is actually postponed or cancelled. Pantomimes are looking like a safe bet at the moment ;-)
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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. Running time approx. 3 hours 50 minutes including intervalPerformers Corin Redgrave, David Hargreaves, Ruth Gemmell, Pal Aron, Peter Bygott, Caolan Byrne, Samuel Clemens, Matt Cross, Sean Hannaway, Louis Hilyer, Michael G Jones, Tam Mutu, Matthew Rhys, Jack Whitam, Leo Wringer, Anatol Yusef, Louise Bangay, Sian Brooke, Emily Raymond.
Author Shakespeare. Producer Royal Shakespeare Company. Director Bill Alexander. Design Tom Piper. Costume Kandis Cook. Lighting Tim Mitchell. Music Jonathan Goldstein. Sound David Tinson. Director Malcolm Ranson (fight). Other Lyn Darnley (voice work).
King Lear
King Lear (Play) production archive for QTIX code T0560502460. Details of all King Lear archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S0555289637Archive Listings
| 13 Jan 05 to 5 Feb 05 | Noel Coward Theatre West End Greater London |
| 16 Nov 04 to 20 Nov 04 | Theatre Royal Newcastle upon Tyne Tyne and Wear |
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