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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | King Lear |
| Reference | Tb 17 |
| Primary Association | Gielgud, John; Fordham, Hallam |
| Associated Names | Haggard, Stephen; Nesbitt, Cathleen; Compton, Fay; Tandy, Jessica |
| Actor-Manager/Director | Casson, Lewis; Granville-Barker, Harley |
| Publication Date | c. 1942 |
| Theatre | Old Vic |
| Place of Production | London |
| Country of Production | Great Britain |
| Date of Production | 15 Apr - 25 May 1940 |
| Description | A scene-by-scene study by Hallam Fordham of the production at the Old Vic Theatre, London, 1940, directed by Lewis Casson, with the advice of Harley Granville-Barker. |
| Genre | Tragedy |
| Theme(s) | Royalty, Aristocracy and Class; History, Politics and Corruption |
| Roles | John Gielgud - King Lear; Jessica Tandy - Cordelia; Jack Hawkins - Edmund |
| Content Keywords | age, family, royalty, betrayal, love, imprisonment, death, madness, suffering |
| Context Keywords | scenery, costume, music, timings, blocking, stage, property |
| Visual Content | Illustrated with action-photographs of the performance by Edwin Smith. |
| Shattuck Code | KL 107 |
| Play | King Lear |
| Library | Folger Shakespeare Library |
| Note | Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the Folger Shakespeare Library's online catalogue and 'The Shakespeare Prompt books, A Descriptive Catalogue' by Charles H. Shattuck. |