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Needcompany’s ‘King Lear’

Alternative title
King Lear
Synopsis
Video recording of the Needcompany deconstructed performance work King Lear. Performed with a cast of 11 (the roles of the Fool and Kent, Albany and Cornwall are doubled - played as twin punks), the play is presented in three languages - mostly Dutch with intermittent English and Cordelia speaking French.
Language
Dutch (Standard)
Country
United States
Medium
Video
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Doubling of roles

Credits

Director
Jan Lauwers
Production Design
Jan Lauwers
Choreographer
Carlotta Sagna
Cast
Anneke Bonnema 
Carlotta Sagna 
Dick Crane 
Grace Ellen Barkey 
Hans Petter Dahl 
Josse De Pauw 
Misha Downey 
Tijen Lawton 
Timothy Couchman 
Tom Jansen 

Production Company

Name

Character Generators

Archive

Name

Theatre on Film and Tape (TOFT)

Email
toft@nypl.org
Web
http://www.nypl.org/locations/lpa/theatre-film-and-tape-archive External site opens in new window
Phone
+ 1 (212) 870-1642
Fax
(212) 8701868
Address
Billy Rose Theatre Collection
40 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York,New York
10023-7498
USA
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