Royal Shakespeare Company: King Lear (2016)
2016
Drama
Royal Shakespeare Company: King Lear (2016)
2016
Drama
Royal Shakespeare Company: King Lear (2016) Synopsis
King Lear has ruled for many years. As age begins to overtake him, he decides to divide his kingdom amongst his children, living out his days without the burden of power. A proud man, he allows vanity to cloud his judgment, believing that he can relinquish the crown, but enjoy the same authority and respect he has always known. Misjudging his children's loyalty he soon finds himself stripped of all the trappings of state, wealth and power he had taken for granted. Alone in the wilderness he is left to confront the mistakes of a life that has brought him to this point.—RSC
Published Time: 2022-06-23 12:06:54
Royal Shakespeare Company: King Lear (2016) Cast
Paapa Essiedu
as Edmund
Natalie Simpson
as Cordelia
David Troughton
as Gloucester