
King Lear
Drama
Overview
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.
Top Cast


Michael Hordern
Michael Hordern
King Lear
Michael Hordern
King Lear


Sarah Badel
Sarah Badel
Goneril
Sarah Badel
Goneril


Penelope Wilton
Penelope Wilton
Regan
Penelope Wilton
Regan


Angela Down
Angela Down
Cordelia
Angela Down
Cordelia


Frank Middlemass
Frank Middlemass
Fool
Frank Middlemass
Fool


Anthony Nicholls
Anthony Nicholls
Earl of Gloucester
Anthony Nicholls
Earl of Gloucester


Michael Jayston
Michael Jayston
Edmund
Michael Jayston
Edmund


Ronald Pickup
Ronald Pickup
Edgar
Ronald Pickup
Edgar


Ewan Hooper
Ewan Hooper
Earl of Kent
Ewan Hooper
Earl of Kent


Benjamin Whitrow
Benjamin Whitrow
Duke of Albany
Benjamin Whitrow
Duke of Albany
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