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)

Related items

First Impressions. Part 2: the Actors

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 Birthplace Collections

Email

collections@shakespeare.org.uk

Web

https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespeare/collections/ External site opens in new window

Address

Shakespeare Centre
Henley Street
Stratford-upon-Avon
CV37 6QW