National Theatre Live: King Lear(2018)

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.

Genre: Drama

Director: Jonathan Munby, Ross MacGibbon

Actors: Ian McKellen, Sinéad Cusack, Danny Webb, Kirsty Bushell, Claire Price, Anita-Joy Uwajeh, Lloyd Hutchinson, Luke Thompson, James Corrigan, Michael Matus

Release date: 2018-09-27

Country of origin: United Kingdom

Length: 3h 47m

Ratings:

• 8.3/10