National Theatre Live: King Lear

2018 • 3h 47m • Drama

8.1(12 votes)

Considered by many to be the greatest tragedy ever written, King Lear sees two ageing fathers – one a King, one his courtier – reject the children who truly love them. Their blindness unleashes a tornado of pitiless ambition and treachery, as family and state are plunged into a violent power struggle with bitter ends.

Director

Jonathan Munby, Ross MacGibbon

Status

Released