King Lear

Synopsis
The twenty-eighth in a weekly live stream project by Rob Myles to present all of Shakespeare’s plays in the order in which it is thought they were originally written. Using the Zoom video conferencing platform, it brings together many actors currently unable to travel and perform due to the Coronavirus crisis. The performance is introduced by the actor Joseph Marcell, who reminisces about when he played the title role in 2014.

Cast:
King Lear - Michael Bertenshaw
Edgar - Michael Ahomka-Lindsay
Earl of Kent - Wendy Morgan
Earl of Gloucester - John D. Huston
Edmund - Alex Andlau
Goneril - Seeta Indrani
Regan - Sarah Peachey
Cordelia - Lydia Bakelmun
Duke of Albany - Gareth Turkington
Fool - Zoe Land
Duke of Cornwall - Dan Wilson
Oswald - Georgia Andrews
First Gentleman - Swachata Guha Mallik
Ensemble - Russell Proctor
Ensemble - Tamara Theisen
Ensemble - Pedro Santos
Ensemble - Comfort Fabian
Swing - Fleur de Wit
Swing - Benjamin Chandle
Series
Show Must Go Online, The
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Multimedia; Video
Transmission details
23 Sep 2020
Duration
223 mins

Credits

Director
Robert Myles
Producer
Sarah Peachey

Additional Details

Production type
Fiction Films
Plays
King Lear
Subjects
Drama; Shakespeare

Notes

General
A project by actor and writer Robert Myles to present ‘weekly readings of the Complete Plays of Shakespeare by a global cast, in the order they were believed to have been written.' For more details, visit the peroject homepage at: https://robmyles.co.uk/theshowmustgoonline/

Online Availability

Online URL
https://youtu.be/dBRqe-THfjA
Online format
Streamed

Sponsor

Name

Robert Myles

Web
https://robmyles.co.uk/theshowmustgoonline/ External site opens in new window

Distributor

Name

YouTube

Web
http://www.youtube.com External site opens in new window

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "King Lear". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av79276 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)