Kral Lear

Alternative title

King Lear

Synopsis

Video recording of Martin Huba’s 2002 production of King Lear with Jan Triska in the title role.

Language

Czech

Country

Czech Republic

Medium

Video

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Recording date

2002

Duration

180 mins

Credits

Director

Martin Huba

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Petr Malasek

Production Design

Jozef Ciller

Costume

Milan Corba

Cast

Jan Triska	Lear
Linda Rybova	Cordelia
Jan Kacer	Earl of Gloucester
Karel Dobry	Fool
Jiri Langmajer	Edgar, later disguised as Tom o’Bedlam
Chmela. Igor	Duke of Cornwall
David Matasek	Duke of Albany
David Novotny	Duke of Cornwall
David Sucharipa	Earl of Kent
Eva Elsnerova	Goneril
Jan Novotny	Duke of Albany
Jitka Schneiderova	Regan
Martina Valkova	Goneril
Richard Trstan	Curan

Additional Details

Production type

Stage Recordings

Plays

King Lear

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Open-air theatre

Notes

General

Different actors played some of the roles during the course of the production. It is not known who played the roles of Albany and Kent (for example) in the Arts Institute recording.

The Summer Shakespeare Festival is an open-air theatre event initiated by President Vaclav Havel.

History

Produced by the Schok Agency at the Summer Shakespeare Festival, Prague Castle, beginning 28 June 2002.

Textual information

Translated into Czech by Martin Hilsky.

Archive

Name

Arts Institute-Theatre Institute

Email

info@institutumeni.cz

Web

http://institute.theatre.cz External site opens in new window

Phone

224 809 123

Fax

224 809 123

Address

Celetna 17
110 00 Praha 1
Czech Republic