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.
as Lear, King of Britain
as Goneril
as Regan
as Cordelia
as The Duke of Albany
as The Duke of Cornwall
as The Earl of Gloucester
as The Earl of Kent
as Edgar
as Edmund
as Oswald
as The Fool
as The Duke of Burgundy
as Curan
as Old Man