King Lear

T0938303726
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:T0938303726, play:S0555289637, venue:V01718852442

Production details

Festival Theatre

Performance

Venue	Malvern Theatres
	Other spaces: The Cinema, Forum Theatre, Festival Theatre
Town	Malvern
County	Worcestershire
From	27th June 2016
To	2nd July 2016
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Reviews

No UKTW or User reviews available.

Company

Producer	Ambassador Theatre Group (in association with the Royal and Derngate Theatre Northampton)
Adapted by	Philip Franks
Director	Max Webster
Lighting	Natasha Chivers
Music	Matthew Bugg
Design	Adrian Linford
Director	Alison de Burgh (fight director)
Performer	Michael Pennington (King Lear)
Performer	Shane Attwooll (Cornwall)
Performer	Catherine Bailey (Goneril)
Performer	Beth Cooke (Cordelia)
Performer	Pip Donaghy (Gloucester)
Performer	Reginald Edwards (Burgundy)
Performer	Joshua Elliott (Fool)
Performer	Gavin Fowler (Edgar)
Performer	Caleb Frederick (France)
Performer	Adrian Irvine (Albany)
Performer	Scott Karim (Edmund)
Performer	Tom McGovern (Kent)
Performer	Daniel O'Keefe (Oswald)
Performer	Sally Scott (Regan)

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