About National Theatre Live: King Lear
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.
Full Cast of National Theatre Live: King Lear
Simon Russell Beale
plays Lear, King of Britain
Kate Fleetwood
plays Goneril
Anna Maxwell Martin
plays Regan
Olivia Vinall
plays Cordelia
Richard Clothier
plays The Duke of Albany
Michael Nardone
plays The Duke of Cornwall
Stephen Boxer
plays The Earl of Gloucester
Stanley Townsend
plays The Earl of Kent
Sam Troughton
plays Edmund
Simon Manyonda
plays Oswald
Adrian Scarborough
plays The Fool
Paapa Essiedu
plays The Duke of Burgundy
Daniel Millar
plays Curan
Colin Haigh
plays Old Man
Crew of National Theatre Live: King Lear
