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Shakespeare Network Educational Programme - SN Audio-Visual Archives - King Lear is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It is loosely based on the mythological Leir of Britain.
CAST
Ian Holm ... Lear
Timothy West ... Gloucester
Victoria Hamilton ... Cordelia
Barbara Flynn ... Goneril
Amanda Redman ... Regan
Michael Bryant ... Fool
Paul Rhys ... Edgar
Finbar Lynch ... Edmund
David Burke ... Kent
David Lyon ... Albany
Michael Simkins ... Cornwall
Martin Chamberlain ... Lear's Knight
Adrian Irvine ... France
Nicholas R. Bailey ... Burgundy
William Osborne ... Oswald
Directed By Richard Eyre
NB: due to copyright restrictions this video is unavailable in the UK via YouTube.
Read Shakespeare's Complete Works online for free: shakespearenetwork.net/works
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Screen Adaptation - Co-Production : MISANTHROPOS – Official Website - misanthropos.net
Adapted by Maximianno Cobra, from Shakespeare's "Timon of Athens", the film exposes the timeless challenge of social hypocrisy, disillusion and annihilation against the poetics of friendship, love, and beauty.
IMDb page: imdb.com/title/tt6946736
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Shakespeare Network Educational Programme - SN Audio-Visual Archives - King Lear is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It is loosely based on the mythological Leir of Britain.
CAST
Ian Holm ... Lear
Timothy West ... Gloucester
Victoria Hamilton ... Cordelia
Barbara Flynn ... Goneril
Amanda Redman ... Regan
Michael Bryant ... Fool
Paul Rhys ... Edgar
Finbar Lynch ... Edmund
David Burke ... Kent
David Lyon ... Albany
Michael Simkins ... Cornwall
Martin Chamberlain ... Lear's Knight
Adrian Irvine ... France
Nicholas R. Bailey ... Burgundy
William Osborne ... Oswald
Directed By Richard Eyre
NB: due to copyright restrictions this video is unavailable in the UK via YouTube.
Read Shakespeare's Complete Works online for free: shakespearenetwork.net/works
_______________________________
Screen Adaptation - Co-Production : MISANTHROPOS – Official Website - misanthropos.net
Adapted by Maximianno Cobra, from Shakespeare's "Timon of Athens", the film exposes the timeless challenge of social hypocrisy, disillusion and annihilation against the poetics of friendship, love, and beauty.
IMDb page: imdb.com/title/tt6946736
_______________________________
Support Us - Donations:
Why Donate?
Donations to Shakespeare Network help sustain free knowledge and educational programs on Shakespeare Network and our ecosystem of Shakespeare Network projects. Your contributions ensure these resources remain accessible and valuable for all. Thank you.
25% Direct support to website:
Keeping the Shakespeare Network websites online is about more than just servers. It also includes ongoing engineering improvements, product development, design and research, and legal support.
25% Administration and governance:
We manage funds and resources responsibly to recruit and support skilled, passionate staff who advance our communities and values.
Our operating budget:
Transparency is core to our organization. The Shakespeare Network develops our annual plan and operating budget through open processes, which are subject to feedback from our volunteers and
Board approval.
50% Direct support to communities:
Shakespeare Network projects exist thanks to the communities that create and maintain them. We strengthen these communities through grants, projects, and training programs.
Contact us for further info. →
______________________________________
Shakespeare Network Educational Program:
- A Companion to Shakespeare -masterclasses, reviews, reactions, Academic Studies, historical and original audio-visual content, etc. Enjoy unlimited ad-free YouTube videos with YouTube Premium. Subscribe now and watch without interruptions. [ Link to YouTube Premium - youtube.com/premium ]
