Tragedy of King Lear, The

Alternative title

King Lear

Synopsis

A radio broadcast for CBC. Directed for stage by John Juliani and adapted by Michael Cook, with John Colicos as Lear.

Language

English

Country

Canada

Medium

Audio; Radio

Year of release

1999

Transmission details

30 May 1993 (Channel: CBC)

Duration

c120

Availability

Out of distribution (1/2008)

Credits

Director

John Juliani

Producer

John Juliani

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

John Mills-Cockell

Adaptor for Radio

Michael Cook

Cast

John Colicos	Lear
Merrilyn Gann	Cordelia
Anthony Holland	Earl of Gloucester
Christopher Glaze	Fool
Roy Holder	Edgar, later disguised as Tom o’Bedlam
Barney O’Sullivan	Doctor
Diana Barrington	Regan
Kenneth Pogue	Earl of Kent
Norman Browning	Edmund
Peter Haworth	Duke of Albany
Robert Clothier	Duke of Cornwall
Shirley Broderick	Goneril
Tom McBeath	Oswald

Additional Details

Production type

Sound Recordings(Commercial)

Plays

King Lear

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

General

John Colicos played Lear for the Old Vic in 1951 at the age of 22, then the youngest Lear on the English stage.

Production Company

Name

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation