King Lear

Synopsis

A video recording of the Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre’s 2001 production of King Lear; directed by Barry Kyle with Julian Glover as Lear.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Notes

Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre makes several recordings of a single production, using three fixed cameras, to enable practitioners and researchers to observe how the play has developed during the run.

For a detailed account of the rehearsal process, and comments from actors and theatre practitioners on the production, visit http://www.shakespeares-globe.org/globelink/frameset.htm

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Credits

Director

Barry Kyle

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Claire van Kampen

Production Design

Hayden Griffin

Cast

Andrew Whipp
Bruce Alexander
David Caron
Felicity Dean
Geoffrey Whitehead
Harry Gostelow
John McEnery
Julian Glover
Michael Fenner
Michael Gould
Murray McArthur
Patricia Kerrigan
Paul Brennan
Peter Hamilton Dyer
Roger McKern
Simon Hyde
Tonia Chauvet

Archive

Name

Shakespeare’s Globe

Contact

Librarian

Email

library@shakespearesglobe.com

Web

http://www.shakespearesglobe.com External site opens in new window

Phone

+44 (0) 7902 1433

Fax

+44 (0) 7902 1401

Address

21 New Globe Walk
Bankside
London
SE1 9DT