King Lear

King Lear

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2016•180 min•Drama
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Don Warrington
Don Warrington
King Lear
Alfred Enoch
Alfred Enoch
Edgar
Miltos Yerolemou
Miltos Yerolemou
Fool
Rakie Ayola
Rakie Ayola
Goneril
Fraser Ayres
Fraser Ayres
Edmund
Norman Bowman
Norman Bowman
Duke of Cornwall
Don Warrington stars as the tragic monarch in this acclaimed version of the Shakespeare play recorded at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester.
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