King Lear

Synopsis: A televised production of the staging first performed at the 1973 New York Shakespeare Festival. James Earl Jones is Lear. The cast is ethnically diverse - Lear and his daughters are black, Gloucester is Italian-American and Edmund is Hispanic.
Series: Theatre in America
Language: English
Country: United States
Medium: Television
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Year of release: 2002
Transmission details: 1 Feb 1974 (Channel: WNET)
Duration: 190 mins

Theatre: Delacorte Theatre, Central Park, New York City
Production type: Television and Radio Drama
Plays: King Lear
Subjects: Drama; Shakespeare
Keywords: Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Multicultural casting; New York Shakespeare Festival; Colourblind casting

General: A production first staged at the New York Shakespeare Festival, 1973. Filmed for television in front of a live audience in Central Park which the camera makes no attempt to exclude.
Reviews: Jack Jorgens, ‘The New York Shakespeare Festival’ Shakespeare Quarterly, 24 Fall 1973’. H.R. Coursen ‘A Review: The Papp-Sherin King Lear’ Pulse (April 1974).

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Ellen Holly	Regan
Frankie Faison	Captain
Frederick Coffin	Oswald
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