King Lear

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Play closed 12 January 2008

New London Theatre Drury Lane, London

The Royal Shakespeare Company present a strictly limited season of two plays, The Seagull and King Lear in London in repertory.

First performed 400 years ago, the tragedy of King Lear remains one of the greatest plays in world drama, as Shakespeare investigates old age, mortality, family and man's need for religious belief and the capacity to endure.

The RSC's production of King Lear comes to London following a sell-out season in Stratford-upon-Avon (March to June 2007) and a following world tour. The production is directed by Trevor Nunn and features Ian McKellen in the title role of 'King Lear' along with Frances Barber as 'Goneril', William Gaunt as 'Gloucester' and Sylvester McCoy as 'The Fool'.

Performance Schedule for The Royal Shakespeare Company's King Lear at The New London Theatre: