King Lear

Synopsis
Video recording of Richard Monette’s 1996 production of King Lear for the Stratford (Ontario) Shakespeare Festival with William Hutt as Lear.
Language
English
Country
Canada
Medium
Video
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Recording date
27 May 1996

Credits

Director
Richard Monette
Writer
William Shakespeare
Music
Alan Laing
Production Design
Patrick Clark
Cast
William HuttLear
Colombe DemersCordelia
Eric DonkinEarl of Gloucester
Jordan PettleFool
Peter Donaldson (2)Edgar, later disguised as Tom o’Bedlam
Barry MacGregorDuke of Albany
Diane D’AquilaGoneril
Geordie JohnsonEdmund
Jamie WilliamsOswald
Joyce CampionDoctor
Lewis GordonEarl of Kent
Martha BurnsRegan
Martin AlbertKing of France
Paul HaddadDuke of Burgundy
Wayne BestDuke of Cornwall

Additional Details

Theatre
Festival Theatre, Stratford, Ontario
Theatre company
Stratford Shakespeare Company, Ontario
Production type
Stage Recordings
Historical period
Victorian
Plays
King Lear
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Stratford (Ontario) Shakespeare Festival

Notes

Notes
The Stratford Festival Archive holds recordings of both William Hutt and Lewis Gordon as Lear in this production.
History
The production ran in repertory 6 May-2 November 1996
Reviews
Newell, Alex. Shakespeare Bulletin 15, no.1 (1997): 27.

Archive

Name

Stratford (Ontario) Shakespeare Festival Archive

Contact
ECharendoff@stratfordshakespearefestival.com (Archives Co-ordinator)
Web
https://www.stratfordfestival.ca/AboutUs/OurHistory/ArchivesServices External site opens in new window
Phone
+1 519-271 1040
Fax
+1 519-271-1040
Address
350 Douro Street
P.O. Box 520
55 Queen Street
Stratford, Ontario
N5A 3S7
Canada

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "King Lear". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av70229 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)