King Lear
- Synopsis
- A video recording, using a single, fixed camera of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 2004 production of King Lear. Directed by Bill Alexander with Corin Redgrave as Lear.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Recording date
- 2004
- Duration
- 212 mins
Credits
- Director
- Bill Alexander
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Music
- Jonathan Goldstein
- Production Design
- Tom Piper
- Costume
- Kandis Cook
- Cast
Additional Details
- Theatre
- Royal Shakespeare Theatre
- Theatre company
- Royal Shakespeare Company
- Production type
- Stage Recordings
- Historical period
- No period
- Plays
- King Lear
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- In London Caolan Byrne played the Duke of Albany, Leo Wringer the Fool, and Jonathan Forbes, Captain.
- History
- First performance 18 June 2004. The production then played at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and at the Albery Theatre, London.
- Reviews
- For a detailed account by the director, actors, designers and understudies of the concept behind the production, the interpretation of their roles, and the rehearsal process visit http://www.rsc.org.uk/lear/current/home.html
Kehler, Dorothea. Shakespeare Bulletin 23, no. 3 (2005) pp 88-90.
Production Company
- Name
Royal Shakespeare Company
- Web
- https://www.rsc.org.uk External site opens in new window
- Address
- Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Waterside
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
CV37 6BB
Archive
- Name
Shakespeare Birthplace Collections
- collections@shakespeare.org.uk
- Web
- https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespeare/collections/ External site opens in new window
- Address
- Shakespeare Centre
Henley Street
Stratford-upon-Avon
CV37 6QW
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "King Lear". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av66445 (Accessed 25 Nov 2024)