Kral Lear

Alternative title

King Lear

Synopsis

Video recording of the National Theatre, Prague’s production of King Lear directed by Jan Nebesky with David Pracha in the title role. The parts of Cordelia and the Fool are doubled.

Language

Czech

Country

Czech Republic

Medium

Video

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Recording date

10 Nov 2011

Duration

135 mins

Credits

Director

Jan Nebesky

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

B ezina Aleš

Production Design

Jan Nebesky; Jana Prekova

Costume

Jana Prekova

Cast

David Prachar	Lear
Kate ina Winterová	Cordelia
Alois Svehlik	Earl of Gloucester
Kate ina Winterová	Fool
David Svehlik	Edgar, later disguised as Tom o’Bedlam
David Steigerwald	Duke of Cornwall
Eva Salzmannova	Goneril
Jan Bidlas	Oswald
Milos Stehlik	Earl of Kent
Petr Šimek	Duke of Albany
Saša Rašilov	Edmund

Additional Details

Theatre

National Theatre, Prague

Production type

Stage Recordings

Plays

King Lear

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Doubling of roles

Notes

Textual information

Dramaturg is Iva Klestilová. Translated by Milan Lukeš.

Archive

Name

Arts Institute-Theatre Institute

Email

info@institutumeni.cz

Web

http://institute.theatre.cz External site opens in new window

Phone

224 809 123

Fax

224 809 123

Address

Celetna 17
110 00 Praha 1
Czech Republic