King Lear

Press night

15.03.1983

Venue

Theatre Royal, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Cast

Role and name

• Regan

  Agutter, Jenny

• Servant; Peasant

  Beaumont, Penelope

• Duke of Burgundy

  Bones, Ken

• Knight; etc.

  Bones, Ken

• King of France

  Bowe, John,

• Duke of Albany

  Bradley, David

• Old Man; Doctor

  Clinton, Dennis,

• Servant; Peasant

  Foster, Joanna,

• Captain; Soldier

  Gaddas, James,

• King Lear

  Gambon, Michael,

• Gentleman

  Glover, David,

• Servant; Knight

  Haden, William,

• Messenger; Knight

  Harrison, Nigel,

• Oswald

  Hunter, Chris,

• Edgar

  Hyde, Jonathan,

• Servant; Peasant

  Kavanagh, Christine,

• Goneril

  Kestelman, Sara,

• Cordelia

  Krige, Alice

• Curan; Knight; etc.

  Llewellyn, Raymond,

• Peasant

  Mannion, Tom,

• Duke of Cornwall

  Postlethwaite, Pete,

• Earl of Kent

  Storry, Malcolm,

• Fool

  Talbot, Ian,

• Earl of Gloucester

  Waller, David,

• Edmund

  Wood, Clive,

• Servant; Knight

  Woodington, Albie,

• Servant; Knight

  Mannion, Tom,

• Herald; Soldier; etc

  Fitzgerald, Michael,

Creative

Role and name

• Designer

  Crowley, Bob,

• Light Designer

  Harris, Brian,

• Director

  Noble, Adrian

• Music by

  Sekacz, Ilona

• Playwright

  Shakespeare, William