King Lear
25 Oct–03 Dec 2016
What you need to know
Dates
25 Oct–03 Dec 2016About the show
‘Tis the times plague when madmen lead the blind.’
Leading an outstanding company, double Academy Award-winning legend Glenda Jackson returns to the stage to play King Lear, a quarter of a century after she gave up acting for politics.
Written during a period of great social upheaval, Shakespeare’s brutal masterpiece is arguably the greatest tragedy ever written. The fatal consequences of a foolish decision are explored in haunting poetry to create one of the most moving works in the English language.
The Cast
Glenda Jackson
King Lear
Rhys Ifans
Fool
Morfydd Clark
Cordelia
Matt Gavan
Michael Bergman/Aron Retzinsky
William Chubb
Albany
David Hargreaves
Old Man
Jane Horrocks
Regan
Celia Imrie
Goneril
Karl Johnson
Selsdon Mowbray
Simon Manyonda
Edmond
Gary Sefton
Oswald
Stephen Kennedy
Gentleman
Danny Webb
Cornwall
Sargon Yelda
Kent
Fehinti Balogun
Ensemble
Fiston Barek
Ensemble
Bessie Carter
Ensemble
Jonathan Coote
Ensemble
George Eggay
Ensemble
Joanne Howarth
Ensemble
Mark Rose
Ensemble
James Staddon
Ensemble
Creative Team
Deborah Warner
Director
Jean Kalman & Deborah Warner
Designer
Jean Kalman
Lighting
Mel Mercier
Composer & Sound Designer
Justin Nardella
Associate Set
Zeb Lalljee
Costume
59 Productions
Video
Jessica Ronane CDG
Casting
Mike Gunning
Associate Lighting
Leigh Davies
Sound
Jamie Manton
Original Associate Director