An aging monarch resolves to divide his kingdom among his three daughters, with consequences he little expects. His reason shattered in the storm of violent emotion that ensues, with his ...
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Title: King Lear (2015)
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| Colm Feore | ... | King Lear | |
| Jonathan Goad | ... | Kent | |
| Liisa Repo-Martell | ... | Regan | |
| Stephen Ouimette | ... | Fool | |
| Mike Shara | ... | Cornwall | |
| Evan Buliung | ... | Edgar | |
| Derek Moran | ... | Burgundy | |
| Sara Farb | ... | Cordelia | |
| Thomas Olajide | ... | Oswald | |
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Gordon S. Miller | ... | Heralrd, Knight |
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Scott Wentworth | ... | Gloucester |
| Maev Beaty | ... | Goneril | |
| Michael Blake | ... | Albany | |
| Karl Ang | ... | King of France | |
| Michael Spencer-Davis | ... | Doctor | |
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An aging monarch resolves to divide his kingdom among his three daughters, with consequences he little expects. His reason shattered in the storm of violent emotion that ensues, with his very life hanging in the balance, Lear loses everything that has defined him as a king - and thereby discovers the essence of his own humanity.
This filmed Canadian stage production from Stratford Ontario sacrifices some of the beauty of Shakespeare's meter and rhythm for the sincerity of the new world. Colm Feore proves himself once again a national treasure as Lear and Stephen Ouimet is lovely as his fool. Another standout is Jonathan Goad as Kent who brings an unflagging energy to the part. As a fan of the bard and his many film and television adaptations I found this to be a pretty fair mounting of the play.