In Person

King Lear

25 Oct–03 Dec 2016

What you need to know

Dates

25 Oct–03 Dec 2016

About 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