King Lear

Synopsis

A spoken word recording of King Lear by the Dublin Gate Players directed by Hilton Edwards with Anew McMaster in the title role.

Series

Spoken Word

Language

English

Country

Ireland

Medium

Audio

Year of release

1961

Duration

50 mins

Credits

Director

Hilton Edwards

Cast

Anew McMaster	Lear
Jillian Gotts	Cordelia
Christopher Casson	Earl of Gloucester
Christopher McMaster	Fool
Maurice Good	Edgar, later disguised as Tom o’Bedlam
Eve Watkinson	Goneril
Godfrey Quigley	Duke of Cornwall
Leo Leyden	Earl of Kent
Milo O’Shea	Edmund
Nancy Manningham	Regan
Patrick McLarnon	Doctor
Robert Andrews	Duke of Cornwall
William Styles	Duke of Burgundy

Additional Details

Theatre company

Dublin Gate Players

Production type

Sound Recordings(Commercial)

Plays

King Lear

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William

Production Company

Name

Spoken Arts

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