SHAKESPEARE

Alternative title

King Lear

Synopsis

Video recording of Pavel Simák’s 2007 production of King Lear with Dusan Sitek in the title role.

Language

Czech

Country

Czech Republic

Medium

Video

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Recording date

1 Jan 2007

Duration

120 mins

Credits

Director

Pavel Simák

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Zdenek Král

Production Design

Jaroslav Cermak

Costume

Michaeli Horejsí

Cast

Dusan Sitek	Lear
Katerina Lid’áková	Cordelia
Pavel Leicman	Earl of Gloucester
Gustav Reznicek	Fool
Tomás Stolarik	Edgar, later disguised as Tom o’Bedlam
Helena Cermáková	Goneril
Ludek Randar	Earl of Kent
Pavel Vacek	Edmund
Romana Julinová	Regan
Rostislav Marek	Duke of Cornwall
Zdenek Julina	Duke of Albany

Additional Details

Theatre

Municipal Theatre, Zlín

Production type

Stage Recordings

Plays

King Lear

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

History

Produced at the Municipal Theatre, Zlín, beginning 13 January 2007. The production was filmed for Hungarian television; channel and date not known.

Textual information

Translated into Czech by Martin Hilský. Adapted by Vladimír Fekar and Pavel Simák.

Archive

Name

Arts Institute-Theatre Institute

Email

info@institutumeni.cz

Web

http://institute.theatre.cz External site opens in new window

Phone

224 809 123

Fax

224 809 123

Address

Celetna 17
110 00 Praha 1
Czech Republic