King Lear

Synopsis
Video recording on David William’s 1972 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
7 Jun 1972

Credits

Director
David William
Writer
William Shakespeare
Music
Louis Applebaum
Production Design
Annena Stubbs
Cast
William HuttLear
Elizabeth ShepherdCordelia
Powys ThomasEarl of Gloucester
Edward AtienzaFool
Kenneth WelshEdgar, later disguised as Tom o’Bedlam
Carole ShelleyRegan
Daniel DavisEdmund
Don SutherlandDuke of Burgundy
Eric DonkinOswald
Jack RobertsDoctor
Joseph RuttenOld Man
Mervyn BlakeEarl of Kent
Michael LiscinskyKing of France
Pat GallowayGoneril
Roland HewgillDuke of Cornwall
William NeedlesDuke of Albany

Additional Details

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

Notes

History
The production ran in repertory 7 June-21 October 1972; on tour in 1973.
Reviews
Barnes, Clive. New York Times (9 June 1972). p. 32. Jackson, Berners W. Shakespeare Quarterly 23 (1972): 388-94 (in review-article).

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/av70563 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)