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.
Simon Russell BealeLear, King of Britain
Kate FleetwoodGoneril
Anna Maxwell MartinRegan
Olivia VinallCordelia
Richard ClothierThe Duke of Albany
Michael NardoneThe Duke of Cornwall
Stephen BoxerThe Earl of Gloucester
Stanley TownsendThe Earl of Kent
Tom BrookeEdgar
Sam TroughtonEdmund
Simon ManyondaOswald
Adrian ScarboroughThe Fool
Paapa EssieduThe Duke of Burgundy
Daniel MillarCuran
Colin HaighOld Man
