King Lear

In this abridged television production, Lear vows revenge against his conniving daughters after they try to take swift control of his power.

• Andrew McCulloughDirector
• Peter BrookWriter
• Virgil ThomsonOriginal Music Composer

• Orson WellesKing Lear
• Natasha ParryCordelia
• Arnold MossDuke of Albany
• Bramwell FletcherEarl of Kent
• David J. StewartOswald
• Margaret PhillipsRegan
• Beatrice StraightGoneril
• Alan BadelFool
• Micheál Mac LiammóirPoor Tom
• Frederick WorlockEarl of Gloucester
• Scott ForbesDuke of Cornwall
• Wesley AddyKing of France