King Lear
- Synopsis
- A televised production of the staging first performed at the 1973 New York Shakespeare Festival. James Earl Jones is Lear. The cast is ethnically diverse - Lear and his daughters are black, Gloucester is Italian-American and Edmund is Hispanic.
- Series
- Theatre in America
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Television
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 2002
- Transmission details
- 1 Feb 1974 (Channel: WNET)
- Duration
- 190 mins
Credits
- Director
- Edwin Sherin
- Producer
- Joseph Papp
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Cast
Additional Details
- Theatre
- Delacorte Theatre, Central Park, New York City
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Plays
- King Lear
- Subjects
- Drama; Shakespeare
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Multicultural casting; New York Shakespeare Festival; Colourblind casting
Notes
- General
- A production first staged at the New York Shakespeare Festival, 1973. Filmed for television in front of a live audience in Central Park which the camera makes no attempt to exclude.
- Reviews
- Jack Jorgens, ‘The New York Shakespeare Festival’ Shakespeare Quarterly, 24 Fall 1973’. H.R. Coursen ‘A Review: The Papp-Sherin King Lear’ Pulse (April 1974).
Production Company
Sponsor
- Name
Thirteen/WNET
Archive
- Name
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting & Recorded Sound Division
- Web
- http://catalog.loc.gov/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- (20) 707-8572
- Fax
- (20) 707-237’1
- Address
- Motion Picture & Television Reading Room
James Madison Building, LM 336
101 Independence Avenue, SE
Washington, D.C.
20540-4690
United States
Distributor
- Name
Heritage Theatre
- info@heritagetheatre.com
- Web
- http://www.heritagetheatre.com External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7243 2750
- Address
- 8 Clanricarde Gardens
London
W2 4NA
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "King Lear". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av34678 (Accessed 25 Nov 2024)