Kenneth Branagh plays the title role in a new production of William Shakespeare’s King Lear, set in the barbarous landscape of Ancient Britain. Featuring a cast of rising stars from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art directed by Branagh, this production releases the play’s power and turmoil in a fast-paced staging.
In playing Lear, Branagh completes a trifecta of great Shakespearean tragic roles, complementing past appearances as Hamlet in his Academy Award–nominated film version of the play (1996) and on stage as Macbeth in a celebrated immersive production (2014). This strictly limited, exclusive US engagement of King Lear runs for 50 performances only.
2hr. No intermission.
October 26th, 2024
December 15th, 2024
Plays, Off Broadway, Drama
By: William Shakespeare
Director: Kenneth Branagh, Rob Ashford, and Lucy Skilbeck
Choreography: Aletta Collins
Cast list: Kenneth Branagh (as King Lear), Mara Allen (as Curan), Deborah Alli (as Goneril), Raymond Anum (as Burgundy), Stefan Brennan-Healy (as France), Doug Colling (as Edgar), Saffron Coomber (as Regan), Dylan Corbett-Bader (as Edmund), Eleanor de Rohan (as Kent), Chloe Fenwick-Brown (as Oswald), Joseph Kloska (as Gloucester), Caleb Obediah (as Albany), Hughie O’Donnell (as Cornwall), Jessica Revell (as Cordelia/The Fool)
Sets: Jon Bausor
Costumes: Jon Bausor
Lighting: Paul Keogan
Sound: Ben and Max Ringham
Other info: Original music by Ben and Max Ringham, projection design by Nina Dunn, fight direction by Bret Yount
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