King Lear

Synopsis

Live sound recording of Deborah Warner’s 1990 production of King Lear for the National Theatre with Brian Cox in the title role.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Audio

Recording date

1 Aug 1990

Credits

Director

Deborah Warner

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Dominic Muldowney

Production Design

Hildegard Bechtler

Cast

Eve Matheson	Cordelia
Peter Jeffrey	Earl of Gloucester
David Bradley	Fool
Derek Hutchinson	Edgar, later disguised as Tom o’Bedlam
Bruce Purchase	Doctor
Clare Higgins	Regan
Colin Hurley	Gentleman
David Collings	King of France
Hakeem Kae-Kazim	Edmund
Helen Kvale	Messenger
Ian McKellen	Earl of Kent
Mark Strong	1st Servant (Servant)
Mark Strong	Captain
Nicholas Blane	Oswald
Peter Sullivan	Knight
Richard Bremmer	Duke of Albany
Richard O’Callaghan	Duke of Cornwall
Richard Simpson	Herald
Richard Simpson	3rd Servant (Servant)
Sam Beazley	Old Man
Stephen Marchant	2nd Servant (Servant)
Susan Engel	Goneril

Additional Details

Theatre

Lyttelton 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 22 June 1990

Reviews

Cox, Brian, The Lear Diaries: The Story of the Royal National Theatre’s Productions of Shakespeare’s Richard III and King Lear (London: Methuen, 1992).

Archive

Name

British Library Sound Archive

Email

listening@bl.uk

Web

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Phone

020 7412 7676

Fax

020 7412 7441

Address

96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB