King Lear

Synopsis

Live audio recording of David Hare’s 1987 production of King Lear with Anthony Hopkins as Lear.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Audio

Recording date

22 Jan 1987

Credits

Director

David Hare

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Nick Bicât

Cast

Anthony Hopkins	Lear
Miranda Foster	Cordelia
Michael Bryant	Earl of Gloucester
Roshan Seth	Fool
Bill Nighy	Edgar, later disguised as Tom o’Bedlam
Anna Massey	Goneril
Basil Henson	Oswald
Brian Spink	Knight
Daniel Thorndike	Old Man
Daniel Thorndike	Doctor
Desmond Adams	Gentleman
Douglas Hodge	Edmund
Fred Pearson	Duke of Cornwall
Glenn Williams	Bedlam Beggar
Guy Williams	Duke of Burgundy
Helen Fitzgerald	2nd Lady
Hus Levent	Messenger
Ian Bolt	French soldier
Janet Whiteside	3rd Lady
Judith Coke	1st Lady
Ken Drury	Duke of Albany
Martin Bax	Curan
Patrick Brennan	French soldier
Peter Attard	3rd Servant (Servant)
Peter Gordon (2)	1st Servant (Servant)
Philip Brook	King of France
Philip Locke	Earl of Kent
Simon Needs	2nd Servant (Servant)
Suzanne Bertish	Regan

Additional Details

Theatre

Olivier Theatre, National Theatre

Theatre company

National Theatre Company

Production type

Other

Plays

King Lear

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

History

Opening night 11 December 1986

Reviews

Wells, Stanley. Shakespeare Survey 41 (1989), pp. 159-81 (in review-article).

Archive

Name

British Library Sound Archive

Email

listening@bl.uk

Web

http://www.bl.uk/nsa External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7412 7676

Fax

020 7412 7441

Address

96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB