SHAKESPEARE

Alternative title

Tragedy of King Lear, The

Synopsis

A version of the play in which the costumes and reproduction of the Globe theatre stage contribute to recreating the flavour of 16th-century performance.

Series

Shakespearean Drama

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Video

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Year of release

1982

Duration

182 mins

Credits

Director

John H. Ward

Producer

Jack Nakano

Writer

William Shakespeare

Cast

Mike Kellen	Lear
Kitty Winn	Cordelia
Charles Aidman	Earl of Gloucester
Vincent Caristi	Fool
Joel Bailey	Edgar, later disguised as Tom o’Bedlam
Bart Braverman	Duke of Burgundy
Brian Kerwin	King of France
Carl Strano	Duke of Cornwall
Darryl Hickman	Earl of Kent
Daryl Anderson	Oswald
David Groh	Edmund
Gela Jacobson	Goneril
Melora Marshall	Regan
Olaf Pooley	Doctor
Sam Anderson	Duke of Albany

Additional Details

Theatre

Globe Playhouse, Los Angeles

Theatre company

Santa Barbara Gazebo Theatre

Production type

Other

Historical period

Elizabethan

Plays

King Lear

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Globe Theatre, Los Angeles

Production Company

Name

Bard Productions Ltd

Sponsor

Name

Shakespeare Society of America

Address

USA

Archive

Name

Folger Shakespeare Library

Email

reference@folger.edu

Web

http://www.folger.edu External site opens in new window

Phone

(202) 544 4600

Fax

(202) 544 4623

Address

201 East Capitol Street, SE
Washington
DC 20003
USA

Distributor (Sale)

Name

Quantum Leap

Notes

Ceased trading in 2018.