Kral Lear

Alternative title

King Lear

Synopsis

King Lear directed by Michal Docekal in 1998 for the Theatre of Comedy, Prague. Miloslav Mejzlik is Lear.

Language

Czech

Country

Czech Republic

Medium

Video

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Recording date

1 Jan 1998

Duration

157 mins

Credits

Director

Michal Docekal

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Miki Jelinek

Production Design

David Marek

Costume

Zuzana Krejzkova

Cast

Miloslav Mejzik	Lear
Viklorie Cermakova	Cordelia
Jiri Klem	Earl of Gloucester
Viola Zinkova	Fool
Martin Ucik	Edgar, later disguised as Tom o’Bedlam
Alena Streblova	Regan
Dana Batulkova	Goneril
David Matasek	Earl of Kent
David Prachar	Edmund
Vaclav Knop	Duke of Albany

Additional Details

Theatre

Theatre of Comedy, Prague

Production type

Stage Recordings

Historical period

1990s

Plays

King Lear

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Textual information

Translated into Czech by Alois Bejblík.

Archive

Name

Arts Institute-Theatre Institute

Email

info@institutumeni.cz

Web

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Phone

224 809 123

Fax

224 809 123

Address

Celetna 17
110 00 Praha 1
Czech Republic