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Roi Lear

Alternative title
King Lear
Synopsis
Video recording of Georges Lavaudant’s production of King Lear with Philippe Morier-Genoud in the title role.
Language
English
Country
France
Medium
Video
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Recording date
1996

Credits

Director
Georges Lavaudant
Writer
William Shakespeare
Production Design
Jean-Paul Vergier
Costume
Jean-Paul Vergier
Cast
Philippe Morier-GenoudLear
Marie-Paule TrystramCordelia
Marc BettonEarl of Gloucester
Edgar DemearleEdgar, later disguised as Tom o’Bedlam
Annie PerretRegan
Bernard VergneDuke of Burgundy
François CaronOswald
Laurent ManzoniDuke of Albany
Louis BeylerEarl of Kent
Olivier ColoniKing of France
Pascal ElsoDuke of Cornwall
Sylvie OcrierGoneril
Vincent WinterhalterEdmund

Additional Details

Theatre
Odéon-Théâtre de l’Europe
Production type
Stage Recordings
Plays
King Lear
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

History
Produced at the Théâtre Odéon de l’Europe, Paris, beginning 28 March 1996.
Textual information
Translated into French by Daniel Loayza.
Reviews
Bouquet, Guy. Cahiers élisabéthains 50 (1996): 92-94.

Archive

Name

Odéon Théâtre de L’Europe

Contact
Juliette Caron
Web
http://www.theatre-odeon.eu External site opens in new window
Phone
+33 1 44 85 40 12
Address
Multimedia Library
2 Rue Corneille
75006 Paris
France

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