King Lear

Almeida Theatre, Almeida Street, London
King Lear at the Almeida

Almeida theatre Artistic Director Michael Attenborough directs Jonathan Pryce in the role of a lifetime, William Shakespeare's King Lear.

When Lear asks each of his daughters to profess their love for him, he is flattered by the false hyperbole of Regan and Goneril. When his youngest daughter Cordelia confesses to love him simply as a daughter should, his pride is dented and he casts her out of his kingdom. Too late to realise his mistake, and forced from power by his offspring, an increasingly impotent and frail Lear descends into madness.

Pryce returns to the London stage after recently appearing in The Caretaker. His work also includes The Goat, Or Who Is Sylvia?, Glengarry Glen Ross and the musicals My Fair Lady, Oliver! and Miss Saigon. On screen he has been seen in Cranford, Pirates Of The Caribbean, Tomorrow Never Dies and Evita.

Cast & CreativesEXPAND

cast: Jonathan Pryce, Kieran Bew, Michael Byrne, Phoebe Fox, Ian Gelder, Jenny Jules, Zoe Waites

author: William Shakespeare

director: Michael Attenborough

music by: Dan Jones

designer: Tom Scutt

lighting designer: Jon Clark

sound: Dan Jones

About the show
  • Age Suitability: General
  • Genre: Play, Shakespeare
  • Opening Night:
  • Closing night:

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Venue InformationHIDE

Almeida Theatre
Almeida Street, London, United Kingdom, N1 1TA

  • Nearest tube: Angel/Highbury & Islington (800m)
  • Nearest bus: 4, 19, 30, 43 (Route 43 is accessible)
  • Nearest train: Highbury & Islington
  • Parking: NCP at the Business Design Centre off Upper Street. Some parking available in streets adjoining Almeida Street. Drop off and pick up right outside main entrance. Patrons welcome to use a private phone to arrange pick up.
  • Air Conditioned: Yes

Venue Access InformationEXPAND

  • How to book: TEL 020 7359 4404 ACCESS INFO. 020 7288 4999 EMAIL access@almeida.co.uk
  • Discounts: available for all disabled people and their companions.
  • Limited mobility: 23 seats in the front row offer the best leg room.
  • Access description: Level access to foyer through automatic sliding doors or through double glass doors opening both ways. Wheelchair users can push a button to open the sliding doors. Box Office with lowered counter in the foyer. Stalls down 6 steps or a sloped walkway. Access to circle via 2 staircases of 27 steps each with handrails on each side. Good signage throughout. The floors in the foyer are concrete.
  • Hearing impaired: Infra-red assisted hearing system in the auditorium and an Induction Loop in the Box Office
  • Guide dogs policy: Allowed into auditorium - please book an aisle seat. Staff are also happy to dog sit.
  • Wheelchairs: 2 spaces for wheelchair/scooter users in the stalls. 8 wheelchair and scooter transfer spaces are available to aisle seats in rows A and B – escorts not required. Theatre also provides 1 wheelchair for loan. Auditorium is carpeted.
  • Toilets: Accessible men’s and women’s in the foyer, each with 1 cubicle that is wider and has handrails for people with mobility difficulties.
  • Disabled toilets: Adapted toilets inside the foyer by the lift.
  • Bars: Level access to Café Bar located just off the foyer area. The Café Bar has wooden floors, moveable seating and offers table service. Section of bar counter is wheelchair accessible (80cm high). Menu available on blackboard written in white chalk and in large print. Drinks may be brought to disabled customers in the auditorium.

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