King Lear

Press night

03.12.1999

Venue

Royal Shakespeare Theatre

Cast

Role and name

• Edmund

  Armstrong, William

• Gentlewoman

  Ball, Sarah

• Earl of Kent

  Benjamin, Christopher

• Doctor

  Bowers, Raymond

• Knight

  Bowers, Raymond

• Earl of Gloucester

  Carlisle, John,

• Regan

  Chancellor, Anna,

• Duke of Albany

  Chandler, Simon,

• Gentleman

  Clayton, Edward,

• Knight

  Clayton, Edward,

• Knight

  Fish, Jim,

• King Lear

  Hawthorne, Nigel Barnard

• Edgar

  Maloney, Michael,

• Duke of Cornwall

  McGaughey, Nicholas,

• Duke of Burgundy

  O'Meara, Peter,

• Herald

  Ovenden, Julian,

• Knight

  Ovenden, Julian,

• Old Man

  Poyser, Brian,

• Fool

  Sanada, Hiroyuki,

• King of France

  Simpson, Alisdair,

• Gentlewoman

  Stephens, Paula,

• Knight

  Tanner, Jack,

• Captain

  Tanner, Leon,

• Knight

  Tanner, Leon,

• Oswald

  Tennant, Nicolas

• Goneril

  Thomas, Sian,

• Knight

  Ventura, Stephen,

• Cordelia

  Weaver, Robin,

Creative

Role and name

• Movement by

  Hanayagi, Suketaro,

• Light Designer

  Harada, Tamotsu,

• Set Designer

  Horio, Yukio,

• Sound by

  Inoue, Masahiro,

• Costume Designer

  Komine, Lily,

• Fight Arranger

  Kunii, Masahiro,

• Director

  Ninagawa, Yukio,

• Hair Designer

  Takeda, Chimaki,

• Music by

  Uzaki, Ryudo

• Playwright

  Shakespeare, William