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King Lear / by William Shakespeare.
- Format:
- Video
- Author/Creator:
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, author.
- Standardized Title:
- King Lear
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fathers and daughters--Drama.
- Fathers and daughters.
- Aging parents--Drama.
- Aging parents.
- Inheritance and succession--Drama.
- Inheritance and succession.
- Lear, King of England (Legendary character)--Drama.
- Lear.
- Genre:
- Filmed performances.
- Drama.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (157 minutes)
- Other Title:
- Tragedy of King Lear
- Place of Publication:
- London, England : Royal National Theatre, 2011.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- This Donmar Warehouse production was recorded through National Theatre Live on 3rd February, 2011. 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. As Lear's world descends into chaos, all that he once believed is brought into question. One of the greatest works in western literature, King Lear explores the very nature of human existence: love and duty, power and loss, good and evil. The acclaimed Donmar Warehouse production of Shakespeare's most harrowing tragedy, starring Sir Derek Jacobi and directed by Tony Award winning Michael Grandage (Red).
- Participant:
- Derek Jacobi (King Lear), Gina McKee (Goneril), Justine Mitchell (Regan), Pippa Bennett-Warner (Cordelia), Michael Hadley (Earl of Kent), Paul Jesson (Earl of Gloucester), Alec Newman (Edmund), Tom Beard (Duke of Albany), Gideon Turner (Duke of Cornwall), Stefano Braschi (Duke of Burgundy), Ashley Zhangazha (King of France), Gwilym Lee (Edgar), Amit Shah (Oswald), Ron Cook (The fool).
- Notes:
- Recorded Donmar Warehouse Theatre, London.
- Won 2010 Critics' Circle Theatre Award, Best Director
- Won 2010 Critics' Circle Theatre Award, Trewin Award for Best Shakespearean Performance
- Title from resource description page (viewed October 08, 2019).
- OCLC:
- 1126677294
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