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NAPOLI MILIONARIA

KING LEAR (1990)

Written by William Shakespeare

Directed by Deborah Warner

Ian McKellen in the role of The Earl of Kent

Lyttleton, London

26 June 1990 - 16 December 1990

CAST

The Earl of Kent

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Ian McKellen

The Earl of Gloucester

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Peter Jeffrey

Edmund

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Hakeem Kae-Kazim

Lear, King of Britain

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Brian Cox

Goneril

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Susan Engel

Regan

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Clare Higgins

Cordelia

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Eve Matheson

The Duke of Albany

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Richard Bremmer

The Duke of Cornwall

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Richard O'Callaghan

The Duke of Burgundy

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Mark Strong

The King of France

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David Collings

Edgar

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Derek Hutchinson

Oswald

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Nicholas Blane

Third Knight

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Peter Sullivan

Lear's Fool

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David Bradley

Curan

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Stephen Marchant

Gentleman

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Colin Hurley

First Servant

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Mark Strong

Second Servant

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Stephen Marchant

Third Servant

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Richard Simpson

Old Man

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Sam Beazley

Messenger

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Phil McKee

Doctor

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Bruce Purchase

Captain

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Mark Strong

Herald

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Richard Simpson

OTHER CREDITS

Designer: Hildegard Bechtler; Music: Dominic Muldowney; Lighting: Jean Kalman; Fights: John Waller