King Lear

Synopsis

King Lear, old and tired, divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to their protestations of love for him. When Cordelia, youngest and most honest, refuses to idly flatter the old man in return for favor, he banishes her and turns for support to his remaining daughters. But Goneril and Regan have no love for him and instead plot to take all his power from him. In a parallel, Lear's loyal courtier Gloucester favors his illegitimate son Edmund after being told lies about his faithful son Edgar. Madness and tragedy befall both ill-starred fathers.

Main Cast

Michael Hordern

King Lear

Age : 83 | Popularity : 77%

Sarah Badel

Goneril

Age : 81 | Popularity : 55%

Penelope Wilton

Regan

Age : 78 | Popularity : 73%

Angela Down

Cordelia

Age : 78 | Popularity : 19%

Frank Middlemass

Fool

Age : 87 | Popularity : 25%

Anthony Nicholls

Earl of Gloucester

Age : 74 | Popularity : 19%

Michael Jayston

Edmund

Age : 88 | Popularity : 34%

Ronald Pickup

Edgar

Age : N/A | Popularity : 47%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Jonathan Miller
Production	Producer	Cedric Messina
Art	Production Design	Vic Symonds
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Juanita Waterson
Department	Role	Name

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