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King Lear

Synopsis
A video recording, using a single, fixed camera, of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 1982 production of King Lear. Directed by Adrian Noble with Michael Gambon as Lear and Antony Sher as the Fool.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
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Credits

Director
Adrian Noble
Writer
William Shakespeare
Music
Ilona Sekacz
Production Design
Bob Crowley
Cast
Alexandra Brook 
Alice Krige 
Antony Sher 
Brian Parr 
Chris Hunter 
Clare Byam Shaw 
Clive Wood 
David Bradley 
David Glover 
David Waller 
Dennis Clinton 
Floyd Bevan 
Jenny Agutter 
John Bowe 
Jonathan Hyde 
Ken Bones 
Malcolm Storry 
Michael Fitzgerald 
Michael Gambon 
Nigel Harrison 
Penelope Beaumont 
Pete Postlethwaite 
Ray Llewellyn 
Sara Kestelman 
Tom Mannion 
William Haden 

Production Company

Name

Royal Shakespeare Company

Web
https://www.rsc.org.uk External site opens in new window
Address
Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Waterside
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
CV37 6BB

Archive

Name

Shakespeare Centre Library and Archive

Email
scla@shakespeare.org.uk
Web
https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/ External site opens in new window
Phone
01789 204016 (bookings)
Fax
01789 262073
Address
Henley Street
Stratford-upon-Avon
CV37 6QW
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