King Lear (2017)
King Lear's tempestuous poetry is touched with humour and moments of heart-rending simplicity, as the notion of familial love is questioned and torn apart.
'The prince of darkness is a gentleman!'
King Lear's tempestuous poetry is touched with humour and moments of heart-rending simplicity, as the notion of familial love is questioned and torn apart.
Best known as Artistic Director of Shared Experience for over 20 years and with numerous credits including the Royal Shakespeare Company and National Theatre, Nancy Meckler brings her charismatic style to the Globe for the first time.
Cast
Ensemble / Musician:
Louisa Beadel
Goneril:
Emily Bruni
Gloucester:
Burt Caesar
Edmund:
Ralph Davis
Edgar:
Joshua James
Lear:
Kevin R McNally
Oswald:
Chris Nayak
Fool:
Loren O’Dair
Albany:
Thomas Padden
Kent:
Saskia Reeves
Regan:
Sirine Saba
Cornwall:
Faz Singhateh
Ensemble:
Kenton Thomas
France:
Buom Tihngang
Creatives
Sound Designer:
Matthew Matt McKenzie
Director:
Nancy Meckler
Movement Director:
Shona Morris
Fight Director:
Philip D'Orleans
Composer:
Simon Slater
Designer:
Rosanna Vize
Lighting Designer:
Anna Watson