King Lear

Synopsis

The twenty-eighth in a weekly live stream project by Rob Myles to present all of Shakespeare’s plays in the order in which it is thought they were originally written. Using the Zoom video conferencing platform, it brings together many actors currently unable to travel and perform due to the Coronavirus crisis. The performance is introduced by the actor Joseph Marcell, who reminisces about when he played the title role in 2014.

Cast:
King Lear - Michael Bertenshaw
Edgar - Michael Ahomka-Lindsay
Earl of Kent - Wendy Morgan
Earl of Gloucester - John D. Huston
Edmund - Alex Andlau
Goneril - Seeta Indrani
Regan - Sarah Peachey
Cordelia - Lydia Bakelmun
Duke of Albany - Gareth Turkington
Fool - Zoe Land
Duke of Cornwall - Dan Wilson
Oswald - Georgia Andrews
First Gentleman - Swachata Guha Mallik
Ensemble - Russell Proctor
Ensemble - Tamara Theisen
Ensemble - Pedro Santos
Ensemble - Comfort Fabian
Swing - Fleur de Wit
Swing - Benjamin Chandle

Series

Show Must Go Online, The

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Multimedia; Video

Transmission details

23 Sep 2020

Duration

223 mins

Credits

Director

Robert Myles

Producer

Sarah Peachey

Additional Details

Production type

Fiction Films

Plays

King Lear

Subjects

Drama; Shakespeare

Notes

General

A project by actor and writer Robert Myles to present ‘weekly readings of the Complete Plays of Shakespeare by a global cast, in the order they were believed to have been written.' For more details, visit the peroject homepage at: https://robmyles.co.uk/theshowmustgoonline/

Online Availability

Online URL

https://youtu.be/dBRqe-THfjA

Online format

Streamed

Sponsor

Name

Robert Myles

Web

https://robmyles.co.uk/theshowmustgoonline/ External site opens in new window

Distributor

Name

YouTube

Web

http://www.youtube.com External site opens in new window