Pete Postlethwaite is King Lear
Pete Postlethwaite returns to the Everyman in the greatest role in the English Language.
A daughter’s love is put to the test. Two families tear themselves apart. As a community teeters on the verge of disintegration, can change ever come without loss?
Rupert Goold’s intimate and provocative staging of Shakespeare’s most elemental tragedy will capture the spirit and atmosphere of an extraordinary city and a unique theatrical space
Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse and Headlong Theatre
Goold’s ambitious , cinematic vision must be applauded for making the tragedy speak so directly – and for mobilising Pete Postlethwaite so movingly"
The Daily Mail
This Lear sinks into the skin of the viewer to provide a truly memorable piece of theatre
Liverpool Daily Post
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COMPANY
Pete Postlethwaite, Caroline Faber, Charlotte Randle, Amanda Hale, Michael Colgan, Clarence Smith, Christopher Middleton, John-Paul MacLeod, John Shrapnel, Tobias Menzies, Jonjo ONeill, Nigel Cooke, Forbes Masson, Peter Bramhill, Jacob Anderson
Cast
Rupert Goold
Director
Giles Cadle
Designer
Howard Harrison
Lighting Designer
Adam Cork
Sound Designer
William Shakespeare
Writer
Nicky Gillibrand
Costume Designer
Sponsored by
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University of Liverpool