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Shakespeare: King Lear
Antony Sher (King Lear); Nia Gwynne (Goneril); Natalie Simpson (Cordelia); Paapa Essiedu (Edmund); James Clyde (Cornwall); Antony Byrne (Kent); Oliver Johnstone (Edgar); Byron Mondahl (Oswald); Clarence Smith (Albany); David Troughton (Gloucester); Graham Turner (Fool); Kelly Williams (Regan)
King Lear has ruled for many years. As age begins to overtake him, he decides to divide his kingdom amongst his children, living out his days without the burden of power. A proud man, he allows vanity to cloud his judgment, believing that he can relinquish the crown, but enjoy the same authority and respect he has always known. Misjudging his children’s loyalty he soon finds himself stripped of all the trappings of state, wealth and power he had taken for granted.Alone in the wilderness he is left to confront the mistakes of a life that has brought him to this point. Following his performance as Willy Loman in Arthur Miller’s great 20th century American tragedy Death of a Salesman, Antony Sher returns to play King Lear, one of the greatest parts written by Shakespeare. The production is directed by the RSC’s Artistic Director Gregory Doran.
DVD
Genre: Theatre
Release Date: 01/04/2017
Sound Formats: Dolby Stereo; Dolby Surround
Ratio: 16:9 Anamorphic
Subtitles: EN
Catalogue Number: OA1232D
BLU-RAY
Genre: Theatre
Release Date: 01/04/2017
Sound Formats: LPCM & DTS 5.1
Ratio: 16:9
Subtitles: EN
Catalogue Number: OABD7203D
Artist(s):
Antony Sher; Nia Gwynne; Natalie Simpson; Paapa Essiedu; James Clyde; Antony Byrne; Oliver Johnstone; Byron Mondahl; Clarence Smith; David Troughton; Graham Turner; Kelly Williams
Antony Sher; Nia Gwynne; Natalie Simpson; Paapa Essiedu; James Clyde; Antony Byrne; Oliver Johnstone; Byron Mondahl; Clarence Smith; David Troughton; Graham Turner; Kelly Williams
"Sher is magnificent at the fierce, rebarbative side of this monarch. Reduced to long johns and a white shirt, he also affectingly communicates the man who, liberated by adversity, exposes himself to feel what wretches feel ...
The production is packed with very good performances. Paapa Essiedu oozes sardonic drollery as the bastard Edmund. David Troughton beautifully traces Gloucester’s journey from credulous blusterer to the broken-but-wiser figure who’s comforted in his blindness by a mad king. " (The Independent ★★★★)
"Sir Antony Sher ... gives us his King Lear ... a mightily impressive performance – one that will rank as a crowning achievement in a major career – in a production, directed by Gregory Doran ... that is bolted together with clarity, insight and a relish for the monumental." (The Daily Telegraph ★★★★)
"Antony Sher is unbearably moving as the volatile king, in Gregory Doran’s stellar production full of standout performances." (The Guardian ★★★★)
"Sher offers such a vivid impression of power fading that you can feel how a mind would warp itself to make sense of such a decline." (The Times)
"David Troughton’s Gloucester finds the searing truth the play contains ... Paapa Essiedu in a charismatic performance that is at once wounded and threatening... James Clyde makes a strong impression as Cornwall... Clarence Smith is suitably dignified as Albany." (The Sunday Times)
"Sher himself is as monumental as the role… there’s no doubt you’re in the hands of one of his generation’s great Shakespearean actors, and he’s never less than mesmerising to watch." (WhatsOn Stage ★★★★)
The production is packed with very good performances. Paapa Essiedu oozes sardonic drollery as the bastard Edmund. David Troughton beautifully traces Gloucester’s journey from credulous blusterer to the broken-but-wiser figure who’s comforted in his blindness by a mad king. " (The Independent ★★★★)
"Sir Antony Sher ... gives us his King Lear ... a mightily impressive performance – one that will rank as a crowning achievement in a major career – in a production, directed by Gregory Doran ... that is bolted together with clarity, insight and a relish for the monumental." (The Daily Telegraph ★★★★)
"Antony Sher is unbearably moving as the volatile king, in Gregory Doran’s stellar production full of standout performances." (The Guardian ★★★★)
"Sher offers such a vivid impression of power fading that you can feel how a mind would warp itself to make sense of such a decline." (The Times)
"David Troughton’s Gloucester finds the searing truth the play contains ... Paapa Essiedu in a charismatic performance that is at once wounded and threatening... James Clyde makes a strong impression as Cornwall... Clarence Smith is suitably dignified as Albany." (The Sunday Times)
"Sher himself is as monumental as the role… there’s no doubt you’re in the hands of one of his generation’s great Shakespearean actors, and he’s never less than mesmerising to watch." (WhatsOn Stage ★★★★)
Antony Sher (King Lear); Nia Gwynne (Goneril); Natalie Simpson (Cordelia); Paapa Essiedu (Edmund); James Clyde (Cornwall); Antony Byrne (Kent); Oliver Johnstone (Edgar); Byron Mondahl (Oswald); Clarence Smith (Albany); David Troughton (Gloucester); Graham Turner (Fool); Kelly Williams (Regan)
King Lear has ruled for many years. As age begins to overtake him, he decides to divide his kingdom amongst his children, living out his days without the burden of power. A proud man, he allows vanity to cloud his judgment, believing that he can relinquish the crown, but enjoy the same authority and respect he has always known. Misjudging his children’s loyalty he soon finds himself stripped of all the trappings of state, wealth and power he had taken for granted.Alone in the wilderness he is left to confront the mistakes of a life that has brought him to this point. Following his performance as Willy Loman in Arthur Miller’s great 20th century American tragedy Death of a Salesman, Antony Sher returns to play King Lear, one of the greatest parts written by Shakespeare. The production is directed by the RSC’s Artistic Director Gregory Doran.
DVD
Genre: Theatre
Release Date: 01/04/2017
Sound Formats: Dolby Stereo; Dolby Surround
Ratio: 16:9 Anamorphic
Subtitles: EN
Catalogue Number: OA1232D
BLU-RAY
Genre: Theatre
Release Date: 01/04/2017
Sound Formats: LPCM & DTS 5.1
Ratio: 16:9
Subtitles: EN
Catalogue Number: OABD7203D
Artist(s):
Antony Sher; Nia Gwynne; Natalie Simpson; Paapa Essiedu; James Clyde; Antony Byrne; Oliver Johnstone; Byron Mondahl; Clarence Smith; David Troughton; Graham Turner; Kelly Williams
Antony Sher; Nia Gwynne; Natalie Simpson; Paapa Essiedu; James Clyde; Antony Byrne; Oliver Johnstone; Byron Mondahl; Clarence Smith; David Troughton; Graham Turner; Kelly Williams
"Sher is magnificent at the fierce, rebarbative side of this monarch. Reduced to long johns and a white shirt, he also affectingly communicates the man who, liberated by adversity, exposes himself to feel what wretches feel ...
The production is packed with very good performances. Paapa Essiedu oozes sardonic drollery as the bastard Edmund. David Troughton beautifully traces Gloucester’s journey from credulous blusterer to the broken-but-wiser figure who’s comforted in his blindness by a mad king. " (The Independent ★★★★)
"Sir Antony Sher ... gives us his King Lear ... a mightily impressive performance – one that will rank as a crowning achievement in a major career – in a production, directed by Gregory Doran ... that is bolted together with clarity, insight and a relish for the monumental." (The Daily Telegraph ★★★★)
"Antony Sher is unbearably moving as the volatile king, in Gregory Doran’s stellar production full of standout performances." (The Guardian ★★★★)
"Sher offers such a vivid impression of power fading that you can feel how a mind would warp itself to make sense of such a decline." (The Times)
"David Troughton’s Gloucester finds the searing truth the play contains ... Paapa Essiedu in a charismatic performance that is at once wounded and threatening... James Clyde makes a strong impression as Cornwall... Clarence Smith is suitably dignified as Albany." (The Sunday Times)
"Sher himself is as monumental as the role… there’s no doubt you’re in the hands of one of his generation’s great Shakespearean actors, and he’s never less than mesmerising to watch." (WhatsOn Stage ★★★★)
The production is packed with very good performances. Paapa Essiedu oozes sardonic drollery as the bastard Edmund. David Troughton beautifully traces Gloucester’s journey from credulous blusterer to the broken-but-wiser figure who’s comforted in his blindness by a mad king. " (The Independent ★★★★)
"Sir Antony Sher ... gives us his King Lear ... a mightily impressive performance – one that will rank as a crowning achievement in a major career – in a production, directed by Gregory Doran ... that is bolted together with clarity, insight and a relish for the monumental." (The Daily Telegraph ★★★★)
"Antony Sher is unbearably moving as the volatile king, in Gregory Doran’s stellar production full of standout performances." (The Guardian ★★★★)
"Sher offers such a vivid impression of power fading that you can feel how a mind would warp itself to make sense of such a decline." (The Times)
"David Troughton’s Gloucester finds the searing truth the play contains ... Paapa Essiedu in a charismatic performance that is at once wounded and threatening... James Clyde makes a strong impression as Cornwall... Clarence Smith is suitably dignified as Albany." (The Sunday Times)
"Sher himself is as monumental as the role… there’s no doubt you’re in the hands of one of his generation’s great Shakespearean actors, and he’s never less than mesmerising to watch." (WhatsOn Stage ★★★★)
