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National Theatre Live: King Lear

12A2014
3.5

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.

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12A2014

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.

3.5
director
Sam Mendes
cast
Simon Russell Beale, Kate Fleetwood, Anna Maxwell Martin, Olivia Vinall 
genres
Drama
runtime
3 hr 25 mins
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