King Lear: Videos

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The following are clips and interviews from the 2017 production of King Lear at Shakespeare's Globe.

Main Themes

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Kevin R McNally (Lear) and Anjana Vasan (Cordelia) discuss the main themes and issues within the play.

 

Love

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Kevin R McNally (Lear) and Anjana Vasan (Cordelia) explain what love means to these central characters.

'This cold night will turn us all to fools and madmen'

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'I am a man, more sinned against than sinning'

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'Tis the times' plague, when madmen lead the blind'

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'What shall Cordelia speak? Love, and be silent'

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'Nothing will come of nothing, speak again'

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Behind the Scenes of the Live Broadcast

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King Lear was broadcast live to cinemas around the UK. Get a behind the scenes glimpse of what goes before a show.

 

Interviews

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Director Nancy Meckler and actor Kevin McNally (Lear) discuss the 2017 production.

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A trailer featuring key scenes from Nancy Meckler's 2017 production.

Notes

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