Synopsis
‘Oh, let me not be mad…’
In an ancient Britain of warring nobles and sibling rivalries, power is a precarious thing. When the ageing King Lear declares that he will divide his kingdom in three to prevent future strife, he unwittingly sets in motion a chain of events that will unravel into treachery, horror, conflict and death.
Renowned for its pathos and poetry as much as for its savage violence, Shakespeare’s wildest tragedy remains as thrilling and relevant today as when it was first performed: King Lear is a tale of politics, ambition, greed, vanity, betrayal, love, pride, madness, war and bloody vengeance.
Cast
- David Warner (King Lear)
- Louise Jameson (Goneril)
- Lisa Bowerman (Regan)
- Finty Williams (Cordelia)
- Trevor Cooper (Oswald / Lear’s Gentleman / Third Messenger)
- Raymond Coulthard (Edmund / Cornwall’s Servant / Second Messenger / Second Gentleman)
- Barnaby Edwards (The King of France / Old Man / Herald)
- Ray Fearon (The Duke of Cornwall)
- Mike Grady (The Fool)
- Gwilym Lee (Edgar / the Duke of Burgundy)
- Tony Millan (The Earl of Gloucester / First Messenger)
- Nicholas Pegg (The Duke of Albany / Gloucester's Servant / Curan)
- Paul Shelley (The Earl of Kent)
- Product Format: 3-disc CD (jewel case)
- Number of Discs: 3
- Duration: 207 minutes
