Performance

Venue	Old Vic Theatre
Town	West End
County	Greater London
From	25th August 1997
To	6th December 1997
Old Vic Theatre (V402)
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King Lear

Work:: King Lear (S0555289637)

King Lear divides his Kingdom between his daughters according to a declaration of their love for him. His eldest Goneril and Regan exaggerate their affection and inherit. His youngest daughter Cordelia speaks only the truth and is banished. So begins the tragedy of King Lear, whose dignity, sanity and finally life are torn from him by a self-seeking younger generation, ambitious for his power. What is love, what is madness, what is truth - Shakespeare explores these questions together with many others in King Lear, widely considered to be his greatest tragedy.

Author

Shakespeare

Production:: (T01701604649)

The first time Peter Hall has directed Lear and the first time Alan Howard has played him.

Company	Peter Hall Company
Performer	Alan Howard
Director	Peter Hall
Performer	Victoria Hamilton
Performer	Greg Hicks

Listing:: L0218262324

Times vary, please check (evenings mostly 19:30, afternoons mostly 14:30). Tickets: £10 to £19. Aug97: 25, 26, 30. Sep97: 2, 3, 4m, 4, 5, 6, 11m, 16, 18m, 24, 30. Oct97: 2, 8, 14, 16m. Nov97: 13m, 21.

Production details

The first time Peter Hall has directed Lear and the first time Alan Howard has played him. Times vary, please check (evenings mostly 19:30, afternoons mostly 14:30). Tickets: £10 to £19. Aug97: 25, 26, 30. Sep97: 2, 3, 4m, 4, 5, 6, 11m, 16, 18m, 24, 30. Oct97: 2, 8, 14, 16m. Nov97: 13m, 21.

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