National Theatre Live

King Lear (2x4)

Air date: Feb 03, 2011

An ageing monarch. A kingdom divided. A child’s love rejected. As Lear’s world descends into chaos, all that he once believed is brought into question. One of the greatest works in Western literature, King Lear explores the very nature of human existence: love and duty, power and loss, good and evil. Directed by Michael Grandage with Derek Jacobi in the title role.