SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Video recording of King Lear performed as part of the Berkeley Shakespeare Festival and directed by Julian Lopez-Morillas. Jack Shearer is Lear.

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Video

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Recording date

1 Sep 1980

Duration

180 mins

Credits

Director

Julian Lopez-Morillas

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Julian Lopez-Morillas; Stephen Thewlis

Production Design

Gene Angell; Ron Pratt

Costume

Diana Stone

Cast

Jack Shearer	Lear
Molly Mayock	Cordelia
Lance Brady	Earl of Gloucester
Michael Prusky	Fool
Paul Vickery	Edgar, later disguised as Tom o’Bedlam
D. Paul Yeuell	Duke of Albany
Linda Hoy	Goneril
Mick Renner	Oswald
Regan Durrant	Earl of Kent
Robin Scott	Regan
Steve Henry	Duke of Cornwall

Additional Details

Theatre

John Hinkel Park, Berkeley, CA

Theatre company

Berkeley Repertory Theatre

Production type

Stage Recordings

Plays

King Lear

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Berkeley Shakespeare Festival

Notes

History

The production ran September 3-28, 1980.

Reviews

Laurence H. Jacobs in Shakespeare Quarterly 32 (1981), pp263-67. Review article.

Archive

Name

Theatre on Film and Tape (TOFT)

Email

toft@nypl.org

Web

http://www.nypl.org/locations/lpa/theatre-film-and-tape-archive External site opens in new window

Phone

+ 1 (212) 870-1642

Fax

(212) 8701868

Address

Billy Rose Theatre Collection
40 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York,New York
10023-7498
USA