Plays Directory : King Lear
The information below is intended to give you a brief guide to the show and highlight some of the other The Mandy Network members who have also been involved in this show.
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AuthorWilliam Shakespeare
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OverviewLear, the elderly king of Britain, decides to divide his kingdom
between his three daughters, and announces that the greatest share
will go to whoever 'doth love us the most'. Goneril and Regan make
lavish proclamations of their love, but Cordelia, Lear's youngest and
dearest, refuses to play the game. She is disinherited for her pains.
The Earl of Gloucester, meanwhile, is learning of a plot by his son
Edgar to kill him. Although the non-existent plot is in fact the
fabrication of his bastard son Edmund, the rightful heir is forced to
flee for his life.
Lear, expecting to enjoy the hospitality of the new queens, instead
quarrels with both and ends up raging at their treachery upon a
storm-swept heath. Taking shelter, he and his tiny band of followers
encounter Edgar, now disguised as Tom, a mad beggar.
Goneril and Regan, perceiving their increasingly unbalanced father as
a threat, plot against his life. When Gloucester tips off his former
sovereign, he is betrayed by Edmund, and is punished by having his
eyes put out.
Cordelia returns from exile with a French invasion force, and is
reunited and reconciled with her father. Although she loses the
ensuing battle and is subsequently hanged, there is strife in the
victorious British ranks: Goneril poisons Regan for the love of
Edmund, and takes her own life when Edmund is killed by the avenging
Edgar.
Lear at last finds peace, cradling the body of his beloved Cordelia as he dies.
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Connected mandy members:
Nik Trifino
Actor
2020, Hauptfeldt
Ruaridh (Rory) Watt
Actor
2020, Edgar
Abbey Ruins
Abbey Ruins
David Sayers
Actor
2019, Cornwall
Brockley Jack Theatre
Brockley Jack Theatre
Ozer Ercan
Actor
2019, Cornwall
Michael Kodi Farrow
Actor
2019, Oswald
Art of Acting Theatre
Art of Acting Theatre
Zara Hadeshian Banks
Actor
2019, Goneril
Jack Theatre
Jack Theatre
Moira O Connell
Wig Supervisor
2019, Head of wigs hair and makeup
Duke of York's theatre
Duke of York's theatre
Alan Booty
Actor
2019, KING LEAR
BROCKLEY JACK STUDIO THEATRE
BROCKLEY JACK STUDIO THEATRE
Fleur de Wit
Actor
2019, Regan
Brockley Jack Studio Theatre
Brockley Jack Studio Theatre
Benjamin May
Actor
2019, Albany / Oswald
Jack Studio Theatre
Jack Studio Theatre
Rebecca Barnsley
Actor
2019, Cordelia
Christopher Poke
Actor
2019, Earl of Gloucester (Support)
Brockley Jack
Brockley Jack
Tom Stoddart
Actor
2019, Gloucester
Mountview
Mountview
Aimee Olivia
Actor
2019, King Lear
Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts Pecham
Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts Pecham
Gordon Ridout
Actor
2019, Gloucester
Stockwell Playhouse
Stockwell Playhouse
Georgia McCall
Actor
2019, Herald to Cordelia/Servant to Cornwall
Reading Abbey Ruins
Reading Abbey Ruins
James Eley
Director
2019, Director/producer
Brockley jack
Brockley jack
Sarah Bronson
Actor
2019, Ensemble
Art of Acting Studio
Art of Acting Studio
Millie Thorne
Actor
2019, The Fool
Ibraheem Farmer
Actor
2019, Ensemble/French Messenger
Peck Pavillion
Peck Pavillion
Alternative Names
King Lear (adaptation)