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National Theatre Live: King Lear

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An ageing monarch. A kingdom divided. A child’s love rejected. 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…

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Cast

DJDerek Jacobi
Derek Jacobi
King Lear
MHMichael Hadley
Michael Hadley
Earl of Kent
PJPaul Jesson
Paul Jesson
Earl of Gloucester
ANAlec Newman
Alec Newman
Edmund
GMGina McKee
Gina McKee
Goneril
JMJustine Mitchell
Justine Mitchell
Regan
PBPippa Bennett-Warner
Pippa Bennett-Warner
Cordelia
TBTom Beard
Tom Beard
Duke of Albany
GTGideon Turner
Gideon Turner
Duke of Cornwall
SBStefano Braschi
Stefano Braschi
Duke of Burgundy
AZ
Ashley Zhangazha
King of France
GLGwilym Lee
Gwilym Lee
Edgar

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National Theatre Live: King Lear hasn't started streaming in Philippines yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around March 24, 2011. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.