Talking Lear

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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.

Episodes

  1. 30/05/2014

    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.

    37 min

  2. 30/04/2014

    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.

    37 min

  3. 25/04/2014 · VIDEO

    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.

    42 min

  4. 25/04/2014

    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.

    42 min

  5. 28/02/2014 · VIDEO

    In conversation: Simon Russell Beale on King Lear - video

    Simon Russell Beale talks 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.

    57 min

  6. 17/02/2014

    In conversation: Simon Russell Beale on King Lear - audio

    Simon Russell Beale talks 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.

    57 min

  7. 10/02/2014 · VIDEO

    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.

    41 min

  8. 10/02/2014

    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.

    41 min

  9. 03/02/2014 · VIDEO

    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.

    36 min

  10. 03/02/2014

    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.

    36 min
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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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  • Creator
    National Theatre
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    10
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    Talking Lear

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