The Royal Shakespeare Company
'King Lear' by William Shakespeare
The Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford upon Avon.
First performance of this production, 10.4.1968.
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The Royal Shakespeare Company'King Lear' by William ShakespeareThe Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford upon Avon. First performance of this production, 10.4.1968. |
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Lear King of Britain King of France Duke of Burgundy Duke of Cornwall Duke of Albany Earl of Kent Earl of Gloucester Edgar son to Gloucester Edmund bastard son to Gloucester Fool Gentleman attendant on Lear Curan a courtier Knight attendant on Lear Oswald steward to Goneril Doctor Old Man tenant to Gloucester A Captain employed by Edmund Herald First Servant to Cornwall Second Servant to Cornwall Third Servant to Cornwall First Messenger Second Messenger Third Messenger |
Eric Porter Julian Curry John Kay Patrick Stewart Terence Hardiman David Waller Sebastian Shaw Alan Howard Norman Rodway Michael Williams John Shrapnel Ted Valentine Richard Moore Ben Kingsley Richard Simpson George Cormack Stephen Greif Bryan Robson Bruce Myers Ralph Cotterill John York Gareth Thomas Trevor Adams Robert Oates |
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Goneril daughter to Lear Regan daughter to Lear Cordelia daughter to Lear |
Sheila Allen Susan Fleetwood Diane Fletcher |
Knights, Soldiers and Servants
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Richard Jones Barry Ian Dyson Glynne Lewis Peter Tilbury |
Hugh Keays Byrne David Firth Stuart McGugan Stephen Turner |
Peter Cochran Richard Knott Douglas Stender |
Musicians
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Jeremy Barlow Trevor Green Gareth Richards |
Gordon Bennett Derek Oldfield Edward Watson |
Anthony Gladstone Robert Pritchard Robin Weatherall |
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Directed by Designed by Music by Lighting by Assistant to the Director Assistant to the Designer Hunt and battle arranged by Wig Adviser |
Trevor Nunn Christopher Morley Guy Woolfenden John Bradley Christie Dickason Stephanie Howard Christie Dickason Alan Boyle |
Act One is about 2 hours 10 minutes. Act Two is about 1 hour 15 minutes. There is one interval of fifteen minutes
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COMPANY DIRECTOR, 1968 STRATFORD SEASON, ROYAL SHAKESPEARE THEATRE |
JOHN BARTON |
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COMPANY DIRECTOR, 1968/9 LONDON SEASON, ALDWYCH THEATRE |
TERRY HANDS |