This adaptation strikes a great balance between the violence and vulnerability of Lear's mental breakdown, the second half especially was just gut-wrenching. Following their hit run on Broadway, Sir Ian McKellen and Sir Patrick Stewart return to the West End stage in Harold Pinter's No Man's Land, broadcast live to cinemas from Wyndham's Theatre, London. STARRING: Ian McKellen, Kirsty Bushell, Tamara Lawrance *Encore Presentation* Recorded at London's West End, see Ian McKellen's 'extraordinarily moving portrayal' (Independent) of King Lear in cinemas. I wish it could say more, because I think this is a really wonderful staging. I can handle the truth. An aging King invites disaster when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters and rejects his one loving, but honest one. This product uses the TMDb API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDb. Summary NATIONAL THEATRE: KING LEAR is a recording of a stage production of the Shakespeare tragedy in which a monarch's distribution of his wealth … ... See full summary ». Two aging fathers - one a King, one his courtier - reject the children who truly love them. This will be an explosive, charged and contemporary retelling of Shakespeare's epic masterpiece in the intimate setting of the Minerva Theatre. The staging perfectly captures the play's haunting intensity and poignancy, never being over-crowded or static, Gloucester's fall (that scene on Dover Heath! 2014 Two aging fathers - one a King, one his courtier - reject the children who truly love them. James McAvoy returns to the stage in Martin Crimp’s inventive new adaptation of Edmond Rostand’s classic play. Their blindness unleashes a tornado of pitiless ambition and treachery, and their worlds crumble. 9/10.
© Letterboxd Limited. Was this review helpful to you? I'm never quite sure how to rate these live theatre broadcasts - obviously you can't judge them in the same way that you judge a movie, but you can't quite talk about them in purely theatrical terms either. NT Live, Kenneth Branagh Live, Globe on Screen, etc. Todo bien mendes pero esto apenas podria catalogarlo como un documental.Seras un genio dirigiendo teatro pero esto no puedo calificarlo como una gran obra cinematografica. Danny Webb is a very commanding and moving Gloucester. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google privacy policy and terms of service apply. Simon Russell Beale is just heartbreaking in this production. Musicals, plays, or performances that were professionally filmed. @billicritic Tue 7 Dec 2010 19.05 EST First published on Tue 7 Dec 2010 19.05 EST. Their blindness unleashes a tornado of pitiless ambition and treachery, and their worlds crumble. A kingdom divided. All sales will help support the Music Box during our closure...LEARN MORE, The Music Box Lounge & Garden, opened in February of 2015, serves Theatre patrons and guests alike with delicious specialty cocktails, a wide selection...SEE THE SPACE, The Music Box Theatre hosts over 200 special events every year, including movie screenings, film premieres, corporate events, fundraisers, birthday parties...LEARN MORE, Members of the Music Box Theatre will receive advanced notice of special screenings, discounted prices on tickets and concessions as well as...SEE MEMBER BENEFITS, Parking near the Music Box is limited.