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Lear

Synopsis
Video recording of Ong Keng Sen’s interpretation of King Lear bringing together artists from Japan, Thailand, China and Indonesia. The production incorporates different performing genres where actors play against each other - Lear is played by a Noh master, Goneril played by a Dan master in Jingui (Beijing Opera) and Cordelia by a Tai actress.
Country
Australia
Medium
Video
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Recording date
1997
Duration
98 mins

Credits

Director
Ong Keng Sen
Music
Rahayu Supanggah
Production Design
Justin Hill
Costume
Koji Hamai
Cast
Naohiko UmewakaOld Man (Lear)
Peeramon ChomdhavatYounger daughter (Cordelia)
Najip AliFool
Jiang Oi HuOlder daughter (Goneril)

Additional Details

Theatre company
TheatreWorks
Production type
Stage Recordings
Plays
King Lear
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Noh drama; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Multiculturalism; Beijing Opera

Notes

Notes
Streamed at: http://globalshakespeares.mit.edu/lear-ong-keng-sen-1997 (accessed 8/2013). Spoken in Indonesian, Japanese, Mandarin and Thai.
General
Recorded at the Perth, Australia Festival
Textual information
Translated by Rio Kishida

Archive

Name

globalshakespeares.mit.edu

Email
globalshax-www@mit.edu
Web
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