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Live from Stratford-upon-Avon. King Lear / William Shakespeare ; director, Gregory Doran ; producer, Zoë Donegan ; screen director, Robin Lough ; producer, John Wyver ; Picture House Entertainment ; a Royal Shakespeare Company production

Additional Titles
Tragedy of King Lear and King Lear
Published
Stratford-on-Avon, England : Royal Shakespeare Company, 2016.
Physical Description
1 online resource (181 minutes)
Additional Creators
Doran, Gregory, Lough, Robin, Donegan, Zoe, Wyver, John, Sher, Antony, 1949-, Gwynne, Nia, Williams, Kelly (Actor), Simpson, Natalie, Smith, Clarence (Actor), Clyde, James (Actor), Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, Picturehouse (Firm), and Royal Shakespeare Company
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Language Note
In English.
Summary
King Lear has ruled for many years. As age overtakes him, he divides his kingdom amongst his children. Misjudging their loyalty, he soon finds himself stripped of all the trappings of state, wealth and power that had defined him.
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Duration
["03:01:29"]
Digital File Characteristics
video file
Note
Title from resource description page (viewed May 09, 2018).
Creation/Production Credits Note
Set designer, Niki Turner ; lighting director, Tim Mitchell ; music, Ilona Sekacz ; sound, Jonathan Ruddick ; movement, Michael Ashcroft ; fights, Bret Young.
Participant/Performer Note
Antony Sher (King Lear), Natalie Simpson (Cordelia), Kelly Williams (Regan), Nia Gwynne (Goneril), Clarence Smith (Duke of Albany), Romayne Andrews (Servant/Messenger), Antony Byrne (Earl of Kent), Eke Chukwu (Lear's Gentleman), James Clyde (Duke of Cornwall), James Cooney (Servant), Bethan Cullinane (Messenger), Marième Diouf (Messenger), Paapa Essiedu (Edmund), Jenny Fennessy (Servant/Messenger), Kevin N. Golding (Curan/Doctor), Marcus Griffiths (King of France/Captain), Oliver Johnstone (Edgar), Byron Mondahl (Oswald), Theo Ogundipe (Duke of Burgundy/Herald), David Troughton (Earl of Gloucester), Graham Turner (Fool), Ewart James Walters (Old Man).
Data/Place of Event
Recorded live Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon 2016 October 12.
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