National Theatre Live: King Lear
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United Kingdom · 2014
3h 25m
Director Robin Lough
Starring Simon Russell Beale, Kate Fleetwood, Anna Maxwell Martin, Olivia Vinall
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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.
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