Performance

Venue	The Young Vic
	Other spaces: Maria/Clare
Town	West End
County	Greater London
From	29th January 2009
Opened	4th February 2009
To	28th March 2009
Prices	From £22.50. To £22.50.
What is currently on at The Young Vic (V245)

King Lear

T02056929993
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:T02056929993, play:S0555289637, venue:V245
Current production:Work

Special Performances

1 Jan 90 Audio Described
1 Jan 90 Captioned

Reviews

No UKTW or User reviews available.

Company

Corporate Sponsor	University of Liverpool
Producer	Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse
Producer	Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse
Company	Headlong Theatre
Director	Rupert Goold
Design	Giles Cadle
Lighting	Howard Harrison
Sound	Adam Cork
Costume	Nicky Gillibrand
Director	Georgina Lamb (movement)
Performer	Pete Postlethwaite (King Lear)
Performer	John Shrapnel (Earl of Gloucester)
Performer	Nigel Cooke (Earl of Kent)
Performer	Forbes Masson (the Fool)
Performer	Jonjo O'Neill (Edmund)
Performer	Tobias Menzies (Edgar)
Performer	Amanda Hale (Cordelia)
Performer	Caroline Faber (Goneril)
Performer	Charlotte Randle (Regan)
Performer	Michael Colgan (Duke of Albany)
Performer	Clarence Smith (Duke of Cornwall)
Performer	John-Paul MacLeod (Duke of Burgundy)
Performer	Jacob Anderson (Boy)

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