King Lear

Synopsis
Live sound recording of the Prospect Theatre Company’s 1972 production of King Lear directed by Tony Robertson and Kenny McBain. Timothy West is Lear.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Audio
Recording date
15 Jun 1972

Credits

Director
Kenny McBain; Tony Robertson
Writer
William Shakespeare
Music
Carl Davis
Production Design
Robin Archer
Cast
Timothy WestLear
Jill DixonCordelia
John BradleyEarl of Gloucester
Timothy DaltonEdgar, later disguised as Tom o’Bedlam
Christopher BurgessDuke of Albany
Henry Moxon 
James SnellKing of France
Mark JonesEdmund
Michael Graham CoxOswald
Ralph WatsonDuke of Cornwall
Ronald SmerczakDuke of Burgundy
Sheila BallantineGoneril
Trevor MartinEarl of Kent
Vivienne MartinRegan

Additional Details

Theatre
Aldwych Theatre, London
Theatre company
Prospect Theatre Company
Production type
Other
Plays
King Lear
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Archive

Name

British Library Sound Archive

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020 7412 7676
Fax
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