King Lear

Synopsis: A recording of the production of King Lear directed by Michael Grandage with Derek Jacobi in the title role that was broadcast live in cinemas on 3 February 2011 as part of the NT Live project.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Recording date: 3 Feb 2011

History: The production opened at the Donmar theatre, London 5 December, press night 7 December 2010. The production was also recorded by the Theatre on Film and Tape (TOFT) from the staging at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in May 2011. This recording is catalogued separately.

Derek Jacobi	Lear
Pippa Bennett-Warner	Cordelia
Paul Jesson	Earl of Gloucester
Ron Cook	Fool
Gwilym Lee	Edgar, later disguised as Tom o’Bedlam
Alec Newman	Edmund
Amit Shah	Oswald
Ashley Zhangazha	King of France
Derek Hutchinson	Old Man
Gideon Turner	Duke of Cornwall
Gina McKee	Goneril
Justine Mitchell	Regan
Michael Hadley	Earl of Kent
Stefano Braschi	Duke of Burgundy
Tom Beard	Duke of Albany

British Universities Film & Video Council