King Lear: The Full Play

Synopsis: Omnibus edition of the nine-part radio podcast serialisation (qv individual episodes) of Shakespeare’s tragedy relocated to modern day San Francisco, adapted into modern English verse by Marcus Gardley and directed by Eric Ting. Part of the ‘Play On Shakespeare’ project to create more contemporary and accessible versions of the texts for performance.
Series: Play on Podcasts: King Lear
Language: English
Country: United States
Medium: Radio
Transmission details: 15 Apr 2022
Duration: 212 mins

Production type: Television and Radio Drama
Historical period: Contemporary
Plays: King Lear
Subjects: Drama; Shakespeare
Related items: Heave My Heart into My Mouth; Here He Stood in Darkness; Is Man No More Than This?; It Must Be the Stars; King Lear Interview: Lue Douthit and Michael Goodfriend; King Lear Interview: Marcus Gardley (Part 1); Ruined Masterpiece of Nature; Stand Up for Bastards; Storm Still; We Must Adapt to These Hard Times; We Who Are Young

Notes: The homepage also includes additional podcasts with cast and crew interviews.

Online URL: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/king-lear-the-full-play/id1561429994?i=1000557682441
Online format: Streamed/Download

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Keith David	Lear
Francesca Fernandez McKenzie	Cordelia
Bernard White	Earl of Gloucester
Aldo Billingslea	Fool
Daniel Jose Molina	Edgar, later disguised as Tom o’Bedlam
Amy Kim Waschke	Regan
Christiana Clark	Earl of Kent
Daniel Jose Molina	Duke of Burgundy
Gina Daniels	Goneril
J.D. Mollison	Duke of Albany
J.D. Mollison	Doctor
Lance Gardner	King of France
Lance Gardner	Oswald
Rex Young	Duke of Cornwall
Tramell Tillman	Edmund

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