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  1. Considered by many to be the greatest tragedy ever written, King Lear sees two ageing fathers – one a King, one his courtier – reject the children who truly love them. Their blindness unleashes a tornado of pitiless ambition and treachery, as family and state are plunged into a violent power struggle with bitter ends.

  2. Sep 27, 2018 · National Theatre Live: King Lear: Directed by Jonathan Munby, Ross MacGibbon. With Ian McKellen, Sinéad Cusack, Danny Webb, Kirsty Bushell. Two aging fathers - one a King, one his courtier - reject the children who truly love them.

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    • Drama, History
    • Jonathan Munby, Ross MacGibbon
    • 2018-09-27
  3. Simon Russell Beale, whose recent appearances at the National include Timon of Athens and Collaborators, takes the title role in Shakespeare’s tragedy. An aged king decides to divide his kingdom between his three daughters, according to which of them is most eloquent in praising him.

  4. Feb 3, 2011 · National Theatre Live: King Lear: Directed by Michael Grandage, Robin Lough. With Michael Hadley, Paul Jesson, Alec Newman, Derek Jacobi. An ageing monarch. A kingdom divided. A child's love rejected. As Lear's world descends into chaos, all that he once believed is brought into question.

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    • Drama, History
    • Michael Grandage, Robin Lough
    • 2011-02-03
  5. Ian McKellen stars in King Lear, which debuted at the Chichester Festival Theatre before moving to London's West End. Jonathan Munby directs this contemporary retelling of William Shakespeare’s...

  6. National Theatre Live: King Lear Film Stills, Official Movie Posters, Pictures, Wallpapers, Behind the scenes & More

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