Hér er um að ræða sígilt leikverk úr smiðju Shakespeare, sem tæpir á bresti í manninum sem geta afskræmt mannlega hegðun og hæfileika.

Uppfærslan skartar hinum stórkostlega leikara Ian McKellen sem hefur unnið enn einn leiksigurinn að mati gagnrýnenda.

Sýningar:

Fimmtudagurinn 18. október kl 20:00

Laugardagurinn 20. október kl 20:00

Mánudagurinn 22. október kl 20:00

English

★★★★★ ‘Ian McKellen reigns supreme in this triumphant production.’ (Daily Telegraph)

Broadcast live from London’s West End, see Ian McKellen’s ‘extraordinarily moving portrayal’ (Independent) of King Lear in cinemas.

Chichester Festival Theatre’s production received five-star reviews for its sell-out run, and transfers to the West End for a limited season.  Jonathan Munby directs this ‘nuanced and powerful’ (The Times) contemporary retelling of Shakespeare’s tender, violent, moving and shocking play.

Considered by many to be the greatest tragedy ever written, King Lear sees two ageing fathers – one a King, one his courtier – reject the children who truly love them.  Their blindness unleashes a tornado of pitiless ambition and treachery, as family and state are plunged into a violent power struggle with bitter ends.

Screenings:

Thursday October 18th at 20:00

Saturday October 20th at 20:00

Monday October 22nd at 20:00