KING LEAR

TheRSC

Run Dates

2016.08.20 ~ 2016.10.15

RSC

2016.08.20 ~ 2016.10.15

BAM

2016.08.20 ~ 2016.10.15

Barbican Centre

About the show

Antony Sher climbed another theatrical mountain when he took on King Lear in Gregory Doran’s 2016 production. Following his critically acclaimed performance as Willy Loman in Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman, Antony Sher played King Lear, one of the greatest parts written by Shakespeare. In 1982 he had been a memorable red-nosed Fool to Michael Gambon's Lear in Adrian Noble's production. Directed by Artistic Director Gregory Doran, the production played at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre and Barbican in London in 2016, as well as being broadcast to cinemas worldwide. In 2018, the production was revived and ran for three weeks in New York before coming back to Stratford-upon-Avon for a limited run in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre. Sher reprised the role of Lear and was joined by some of the original cast.

Details

CAST (2016) Romayne Andrews – Soldier Antony Byrne – Kent Eke Chukwu – Soldier James Andrews – Cornwall James Cooney – Soldier Bethan Cullinane – Lady Marième Diouf – Lady Paapa Essiedu – Edmund Jenny Fennessy – Lady Kevin N Golding – Curan Marcus Griffiths – France Nia Gwynne - Goneril Oliver Johnstone – Edgar Byron Mondahl – Oswald Theo Ogundipe – Burgundy Antony Sher – King Lear Natalie Simpson – Cordelia Clarence Smith – Albany David Troughton – Gloucester Graham Turner – Fool Ewart James Walters – Old Man Kelly Williams – Regan CAST (2018) Romayne Andrews - Servant/Messenger Antony Byrne - Kent James Clyde - Cornwall James Cooney - Servant Patrick Elue - Burgundy/Messenger Kevin N Golding - Curan Tracy-Anne Green - Servant/Messenger/Nurse Nia Gwynne - Goneril Oliver Johnstone - Edgar Whitney Kehinde - Messenger/Nurse Byron Mondahl - Oswald Mimi Ndiweni - Cordelia Esther Niles - Messenger/Nurse John Omole - Lear's Gentleman Antony Sher - King Lear Clarence Smith - Albany Buom Tihngang - Edmund David Troughton - Gloucester Graham Turner - Fool Ewart James Walters - Old Man Kelly Williams - Regan CREATIVE TEAM Playwright – William Shakespeare Director – Gregory Doran Designer – Niki Turner Lighting – Tim Mitchell Sound – Jonathan Ruddick Composer – Ilona Sekacz Movement – Michael Ashcroft Fights – Bret Yount production photo Ellie Kurttz © RSC 2016