NT Live: King Lear

Captured live from London’s West End in 2018, see Ian McKellen’s ‘extraordinarily moving portrayal’ (Independent) of King Lear in cinemas. Jonathan Munby directs this ‘nuanced and powerful’ (The Times) contemporary retelling of Shakespeare’s tender, violent, moving and shocking play. Considered by many to be the greatest tragedy ever written, King Lear sees two ageing fathers – one a King, one his courtier – reject the children who truly love them. Their blindness unleashes a tornado of pitiless ambition and treachery, as family and state are plunged into a violent power struggle with bitter ends.

DIRECTOR: Jonathan Munby
CAST: Ian McKellen, Sinéad Cusack, Danny Webb

RUN TIME: 3hr 47min (includes interval)

Sofa Tickets: £17
Concessions: £15.50
Footlights: Discount Applies

Please call the Box Office to book row PP seating.

Row PP Seating: £13
Concessions: £11.50
Footlights: Discount Applies

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