National Theatre Live: King Lear (2014)

Name: National Theatre Live: King Lear
Genre: Drama
Released: 2014
Duration: 205 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Simon Russell Beale, Kate Fleetwood, Anna Maxwell Martin, Olivia Vinall, Richard Clothier

3h 25m United Kingdom

Drama

Plot

An elderly monarch resolves to split his realm among his three daughters based on their ability to flatter him. His favored daughter, Cordelia, chooses to remain silent. Simon Russell Beale, known for his recent performances in Timon of Athens and Collaborators at the National, portrays the lead role in this tragic tale by Shakespeare.

Cast

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