Royal Shakespeare Company: King Lear
2016King Lear has ruled for many years. As age begins to overtake him, he decides to divide his kingdom amongst his children, living out his days without the burden of power. Misjudging his children’s loyalty and finding himself alone in the wilderness, he is left to confront the mistakes of a life that has brought him to this point. Antony Sher plays King Lear, one of the greatest parts written by Shakespeare in this, one of Shakespeare’s most epic and powerful plays.
Acted in
Antony Sher
as King Lear
Nia Gwynne
as Goneril
Kelly Williams
as Regan
Natalie Simpson
as Cordelia
Clarence Smith
as Duke of Albany
James Clyde
as Duke of Cornwall
Marcus Griffiths
as King of France / Captain
Theo Ogundipe
as Duke of Burgundy / Herald
Antony Byrne
as Earl of Kent
David Troughton
as Earl of Gloucester
Oliver Johnstone
as Edgar
Paapa Essiedu
as Edmund
Graham Turner
as Fool
Byron Mondahl
as Oswald
Kevin Golding
as Curan / Doctor
Eke Chukwu
as Lear's Gentleman
Ewart James Walters
as Old Man
Romayne Andrews
as Servant / Messenger
James Cooney
as Servant
Jenny Fennessy
as Servant / Messenger
Bethan Cullinane
as Messenger
Marième Diouf
as Messenger
Simon Carr
as Lear's Knight
Morgan Cave
as Lear's Knight
David Claridge
as Lear's Knight
George Davis-Riley
as Lear's Knight
Phoenix Di Sebastiani
as Lear's Knight
Brandon Dodsworth
as Lear's Knight
Freddy Goymer
as Lear's Knight
Anthony Newbould
as Lear's Knight
Thomas Stafford
as Lear's Knight
Caroline Ward
as Lear's Knight
Graham Wilkes
as Lear's Knight
Anton Wright
as Lear's Knight