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 | . . . . . . . . . . . . |
Ian McKellen |
The Earl of
Gloucester | . . . . . . . . . . . . |
Peter Jeffrey |
Edmund |
. . . . . . . . . . . . | Hakeem Kae-Kazim |
Lear, King of Britain | . . . . . . . .
. . . . | Brian Cox |
Goneril | . . . . . . . . . . . . |
Susan Engel |
Regan |
. . . . . . . . . . . . | Clare Higgins |
Cordelia | . . . . . . . . . . . . |
Eve Matheson |
The Duke
of Albany | . . . . . . . . . . . . |
Richard Bremmer |
The
Duke of Cornwall | . . . . . . . . . . .
. | Richard O'Callaghan |
The Duke of Burgundy | . . . . . . . . .
. . . | Mark Strong |
The King of France | . . . . . . . . . .
. . | David Collings |
Edgar | . . . . . . . . . . . . |
Derek Hutchinson |
Oswald |
. . . . . . . . . . . . | Nicholas Blane |
Third Knight | . . . . . . . . . . . . |
Peter Sullivan |
Lear's
Fool | . . . . . . . . . . . . |
David Bradley |
Curan |
. . . . . . . . . . . . | Stephen Marchant |
Gentleman | . . . . . . . . . . . . |
Colin Hurley |
First
Servant | . . . . . . . . . . . . |
Mark Strong |
Second
Servant | . . . . . . . . . . . . |
Stephen Marchant |
Third
Servant | . . . . . . . . . . . . |
Richard Simpson |
Old Man |
. . . . . . . . . . . . | Sam Beazley |
Messenger | . . . . . . . . . . . . |
Phil McKee |
Doctor |
. . . . . . . . . . . . | Bruce Purchase |
Captain | . . . . . . . . . . . . |
Mark Strong |
Herald |
. . . . . . . . . . . . | Richard Simpson |
OTHER CREDITS
Designer:
Hildegard Bechtler; Music: Dominic Muldowney; Lighting: Jean Kalman; Fights:
John Waller