King Lear

Press night

31.05.1983

Venue

Barbican Theatre, London

Cast

Role and name

• Regan

  Agutter, Jenny

• Servant; Peasant

  Beaumont, Penelope

• Peasant

  Bevan, Floyd

• Servant; Knight

  Bevan, Floyd

• Duke of Burgundy

  Bones, Ken

• Knight; etc.

  Bones, Ken

• King of France

  Bowe, John,

• Duke of Albany

  Bradley, David

• Servant; Peasant

  Brook, Alexandra

• Old Man; Doctor

  Clinton, Dennis,

• King Lear

  Gambon, Michael,

• Gentleman

  Glover, David,

• Servant; Knight

  Haden, William,

• Messenger; Knight

  Harrison, Nigel,

• Oswald

  Hunter, Chris,

• Edgar

  Hyde, Jonathan,

• Goneril

  Kestelman, Sara,

• Cordelia

  Krige, Alice

• Curan; Knight; etc.

  Llewellyn, Raymond,

• Captain; Soldier

  Mannion, Tom,

• Servant; Soldier

  Parr, Brian,

• Duke of Cornwall

  Postlethwaite, Pete,

• Servant; Peasant

  Shaw, Clare Byam,

• Fool

  Sher, Antony

• Earl of Kent

  Storry, Malcolm,

• Earl of Gloucester

  Waller, David,

• Edmund

  Wood, Clive,

• 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