Performance

Venue	Malvern Theatres
	Also: The Cinema, Forum Theatre, Festival Theatre
Town	Malvern
County	Worcestershire
From	21st October 2010
To	21st October 2010
When	19:30
Prices	From £16.00. To £25.00.
Malvern Theatres (V01718852442)
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Promised End

Work:: Promised End (S01787369171)

One of the leading figures of British contemporary music. An operatic adaptation of King Lear, this is a stark and moving version of Shakespeare's great drama about ageing, family ties and the meaning of life, with a libretto formed by scholar and Shakespeare authority Frank Kermode

Music	Alexander Goehr
Lyrics	William Shakespeare (arr. Frank Kermode)

Production:: (T1168468714)

Sung in English. Running time: 1hr 40mins with 1 interval

Company	English Touring Opera
Adapted by	Frank Kermode
Conductor	Ryan Wigglesworth
Design	Adam Wiltshire
Lighting	Guy Hoare
Performer	Roderick Earle (King Lear)
Performer	Nigel Robson (Gloucester)
Performer	Lina Markeby (Fool / Cordelia)
Performer	Nicholas Garrett (Edmund)
Performer	Adrian Dwyer (Edgar)
Performer	Jacqueline Varsey (Goneril)
Performer	Julia Sporsen (Regan)

Listing:: L150397658

Forum Theatre

Production details

Sung in English. Running time: 1hr 40mins with 1 interval Forum Theatre

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