Samrat Lear

Synopsis
Video recording of a Hindi-language adaptation of King Lear by the National School of Drama in New Delhi from a script by Harivansh Rai Bachchan. Chetan Pandit is Lear. A 1-minute clip from the production is hosted by globalshakespeares.org (1.i.82 - 93).
Language
Hindi
Country
India
Medium
Multimedia; Video
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Recording date
1997
Duration
1 mins

Credits

Director
John Russell Brown
Writer
Harivansh Rai Bachchan
Cast
Chetan PanditLear
Sunita Shand RajwarCordelia
Ashraful HaqueEarl of Gloucester
Dibyendu BhattacharyaFool
Firoz ZahidkhanKing of France
Hrishikesh JoshiDuke of Cornwall
Manohar TeliEdmund
Megha MalikRegan
Mohamed Ashique HussainOld Man
Moloy GhoseHerald
Moloy GhoseDuke of Burgundy
Noushad MohamedCuran
Rajiv KumarEarl of Kent
Rishikesh JoshiDoctor
S. ShameemGoneril
Sanjay KumarDuke of Albany

Additional Details

Theatre
National School of Drama, Abhimanch
Theatre company
National School of Drama, New Delhi
Production type
Stage Recordings
Plays
King Lear
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Student productions

Notes

General
Performers are third year students at the National School of Drama (New Delhi, India).
Textual information
Translated by Harivansh Rai Bachchan.

Archive

Name

globalshakespeares.mit.edu

Email
globalshax-www@mit.edu
Web
http://globalshakespeares.mit.edu External site opens in new window

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Samrat Lear". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av74740 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)