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Lear Király

Alternative title
King Lear
Synopsis
Video recording of King Lear directed by Imre Kerényi for the Madách Theater, Budapest with Péter Huszti as Lear. No other cast members known (10/2008).
Language
Hungarian
Country
Hungary
Medium
Video
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Recording date
1 Jan 1991
Duration
115 mins

Credits

Director
Imre Kerényi
Writer
William Shakespeare
Production Design
Béla Götz
Costume
Erzsébet Ratkai
Cast
Peter HustziLear

Additional Details

Theatre
Madách Theater, Budapest
Production type
Stage Recordings
Plays
King Lear
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

History
Produced at the Madách Theater, Budapest, 8 November 1991.
Reviews
Fabiny, Tibor, ‘King Lear in the New Hungarian Political Context’ in Shakespeare Yearbook 7 (1996): 191-206. Studies productions of King Lear by István Illés, József Ruszt, Kenneth Branagh, Imre Kerényi, János Ács, László Vándorfi, and Ferenc Sík as responses to political changes in Hungary.

Archive

Name

Országos Színháztörténeti Muzeúm és Intézet/Hungarian Theatre Museum and Institute

Email
oszmi@ella.hu
Web
http://www.oszmi.hu External site opens in new window
Phone
(36-1) 375 11 84
Fax
(36) 375 11 84
Address
H-1013 Budapest
Krisztina krt
57 Hungary

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