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King Lear
King Lear

King Lear

Genres

Drama

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Fathom Events and BY Experience bring the Stratford Festival’s critically acclaimed performance of King Lear to cinemas for a memorable one-night event. An aging monarch resolves to divide his kingdom among his three daughters, with consequences he little expects. His reason shattered in the storm of violent emotion that ensues, with his very life hanging in the balance, Lear loses everything that has defined him as a king – and thereby discovers the essence of his own humanity.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

156 mins

Rating

8.3/10

Release Date

18 February 2015

Country

Cast

Colm Feore

Colm Feore

King Lear

Jonathan Goad

Jonathan Goad

Kent

Sara Farb

Sara Farb

Cordelia

Maev Beaty

Maev Beaty

Goneril

Liisa Repo-Martell

Liisa Repo-Martell

Regan

Stephen Ouimette

Stephen Ouimette

Fool

Scott Wentworth

Scott Wentworth

Gloucester

Evan Buliung

Evan Buliung

Edgar

Brad Hodder

Brad Hodder

Edmund

Michael Blake

Michael Blake

Albany

Mike Shara

Mike Shara

Cornwall

Thomas Olajide

Thomas Olajide

Oswald

Karl Ang

Karl Ang

King of France

Derek Moran

Derek Moran

Burgundy

Xuan Fraser

Xuan Fraser

Curan

Robert King

Robert King

Old Man

Josue Laboucane

Josue Laboucane

Captain

Gordon S. Miller

Gordon S. Miller

Herald / Knight

Michael Spencer-Davis

Michael Spencer-Davis

Doctor

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