Drama
An aged king decides to divide his kingdom between his three daughters, according to which of them is most eloquent in praising him. His favourite, Cordelia, says nothing. Simon Russell Beale, whose recent appearances at the National include Timon of Athens and Collaborators, takes the title role in Shakespeare’s tragedy.
Directed by
Sam Mendes, Robin Lough
Adrian Scarborough
The Fool
Anna Maxwell Martin
Regan
Paapa Essiedu
The Duke of Burgundy
Kate Fleetwood
Goneril
Simon Russell Beale
Lear, King of Britain
Stanley Townsend
The Earl of Kent
Sam Troughton
Edmund
Tom Brooke
Edgar
Stephen Boxer
The Earl of Gloucester
Michael Nardone
The Duke of Cornwall
Richard Clothier
The Duke of Albany
Simon Manyonda
Oswald
Olivia Vinall
Cordelia
Colin Haigh
Old Man
Daniel Millar
Curan

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