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