King Lear

Synopsis

A video recording, using a single, fixed camera, of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 1990 production of King Lear. Directed by Nicholas Hytner with John Wood as Lear.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

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Credits

Director

Nicholas Hytner

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Peter Hayward

Production Design

David Fielding

Cast

Alex Kingston
Bill McGuirk
Clarence Smith
David Troughton
Estelle Kohler
Griffith Jones
Julie Saunders
Ken Shorter
Linda Kerr Scott
Linus Roache
Lucy Slater
Marston Bloom
Michael Bott
Michael Gardiner
Norman Rodway
Paterson Joseph
Paul Webster
Penny Jones
Ralph Fiennes
Richard Ridings
Ross Harvey
Rowena King
Sally Dexter
Simon Austin
Stephen Casey
Vincent Regan

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