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Talking Lear

National Theatre•www.nationaltheatre.org.uk
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Performing Arts
This is a series of talks around the National Theatre's current production of King Lear, directed by Sam Mendes and starring Simon Russell Beale.
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Episodes

In conversation: Sam Mendes

The film and stage director talks talks to Mark Leipacher about his acclaimed production of King Lear, working with Simon Russell Beale and his career. This is a recording of a live Platform event from May 2014.

May 30, 2014•37 min

King Lear: An Imperfect Mind - audio

Psychoanalyst, Mike Brearley, and academic, Laurie Maguire, discuss Shakespeare’s understanding of the complexities of the human mind, as seen in King Lear. This event was chaired by Michael Billington. This is a recording of a live Platform event from March 2013.

Apr 30, 2014•37 min

In conversation: The Fool and Kent - video

Adrian Scarborough and Stanley Townsend talk to Fiona Mountford about Sam Mendes' 2014 production of King Lear. This is a recording of a live Platform event from March 2014.

Apr 25, 2014•42 min

In conversation: The Fool and Kent - audio

Adrian Scarborough and Stanley Townsend talk to Fiona Mountford about Sam Mendes' 2014 production of King Lear. This is a recording of a live Platform event from March 2014.

Apr 25, 2014•42 min

In conversation: Gloucester, Edmund and Edgar - video

Stephen Boxer (Gloucester), Sam Troughton (Edmund) and Tom Brooke (Edgar) talk to Mark Leipacher about the National Theatre's current production of King Lear directed by Sam Mendes. This is a recording of a live Platform event from February 2013.

Feb 10, 2014•41 min

In conversation: Gloucester, Edmund and Edgar - audio

Stephen Boxer (Gloucester), Sam Troughton (Edmund) and Tom Brooke (Edgar) talk to Mark Leipacher about the National Theatre's current production of King Lear directed by Sam Mendes. This is a recording of a live Platform event from February 2013.

Feb 10, 2014•41 min

In conversation: Goneril, Regan and Cordelia - video

In the first event of the Platform series Kate Fleetwood (Goneril), Anna Maxwell Martin (Regan) and Olivia Vinall (Cordelia) discuss their characters, working with Sam Mendes and their first experiences of King Lear.

Feb 03, 2014•36 min

In conversation: Goneril, Regan and Cordelia - audio

In the first event of the Platform series Kate Fleetwood (Goneril), Anna Maxwell Martin (Regan) and Olivia Vinall (Cordelia) discuss their characters, working with Sam Mendes and their first experiences of King Lear.

Feb 03, 2014•36 min
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