Performance

Venue	Theatre Royal
Town	Newcastle upon Tyne
County	Tyne and Wear
From	29th June 2007
To	7th July 2007
When	In rep
Prices	From £10.00. To £42.00.
What is currently on at Theatre Royal (V570)

King Lear

T01202668823
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:T01202668823, play:S0555289637, venue:V570
Current production:Work

Special Performances

4 Jul 07 Open Captioned (STAGETEXT)
4 Jul 07 Audio Described

Reviews

No UKTW or User reviews available.

Company

Company	Royal Shakespeare Company
Director	Trevor Nunn
Design	Christoper Oram
Lighting	Neil Austin
Sound	Fergus O'Hare
Music	Steve Edis
Director	Malcolm Ranson (fight)
Performer	Ian McKellen
Performer	Frances Barber (Goneril)
Performer	Melanie Jessop (Goneril - during the absence of Frances Barber)
Performer	William Gaunt (Gloucester)
Performer	Romola Garai (Cordelia)
Performer	Richard Goulding
Performer	Sylvester McCoy (The Fool)
Performer	Monica Dolan (Regan)
Performer	Ben Addis
Performer	Adam Booth
Performer	Russell Byrne
Performer	Julian Harries
Performer	John Heffernan
Performer	Peter Hinton
Performer	Jonathan Hyde
Performer	Seymour Matthews
Performer	Ben Meyjes
Performer	David Weston
Performer	Guy Williams
Performer	Philip Winchester
Performer	Zoe Boyle
Performer	Naomi Capron
Performer	Melanie Jessop
Performer	Gerald Kyd

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