National Theatre Live: King Lear
Drama|
7/10
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.
Simon Russell Beale
Kate Fleetwood
Anna Maxwell Martin
Olivia Vinall
Richard Clothier
Michael Nardone
Stephen Boxer
Stanley Townsend
Tom Brooke
Sam Troughton
Simon Manyonda
Adrian Scarborough
Paapa Essiedu
Daniel Millar
Colin Haigh
