
An aged king decides to divide his kingdom between his three daughters, according to which of them is most eloquent in praising him. His favourite, Cordelia, says nothing. Simon Russell Beale, whose recent appearances at the National include Timon of Athens and Collaborators, takes the title role in Shakespeare’s tragedy.

Simon Russell Beale
Lear, King of Britain

Kate Fleetwood
Goneril

Anna Maxwell Martin
Regan

Olivia Vinall
Cordelia

Richard Clothier
The Duke of Albany

Michael Nardone
The Duke of Cornwall

Stephen Boxer
The Earl of Gloucester

Stanley Townsend
The Earl of Kent

Tom Brooke
Edgar

Sam Troughton
Edmund

Simon Manyonda
Oswald

Adrian Scarborough
The Fool

Romance/Romance
Romance/Romance

Hemmet
Hemmet

Sty of the Blind Pig
Sty of the Blind Pig

Company
Company

National Theatre Live: Salomé
National Theatre Live: Salomé

National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches

National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika

National Theatre Live: Yerma
National Theatre Live: Yerma

The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play One: Hungry
The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play One: Hungry

The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play Two: What Did You Expect?
The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play Two: What Did You Expect?

The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play Three: Women of a Certain Age
The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play Three: Women of a Certain Age

Awake and Sing!
Awake and Sing!