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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

Michael Pennington (King Lear), Shane Attwooll (Cornwall), Catherine Bailey (Goneril), Beth Cooke (Cordelia), Pip Donaghy (Gloucester), Reginald Edwards (Burgundy), Joshua Elliott (Fool), Gavin Fowler (Edgar), Caleb Frederick (France), Adrian Irvine (Albany), Scott Karim (Edmund), Tom McGovern (Kent), Daniel O'Keefe (Oswald), Sally Scott (Regan)

Creatives/Company

Author: Shakespeare
Producer: Ambassador Theatre Group (in association with the Royal and Derngate Theatre Northampton)
Adapted by: Philip Franks
Director(s): Max Webster, Alison de Burgh (fight director)
Lighting: Natasha Chivers
Music: Matthew Bugg
Design: Adrian Linford