Talking Lear

National Theatre

This is a series of talks around the National Theatre's current production of King Lear, directed by Sam Mendes and starring Simon Russell Beale.

10 Episodes

In conversation: Sam Mendes
5/30/2014
36:50
The film and stage director talks talks to Mark Leipacher about his acclaimed production of King Lear, working with Simon Russell Beale and his career. This is a recording of a live Platform event from May 2014.
King Lear: An Imperfect Mind - audio
4/30/2014
37:11
Psychoanalyst, Mike Brearley, and academic, Laurie Maguire, discuss Shakespeare’s understanding of the complexities of the human mind, as seen in King Lear. This event was chaired by Michael Billington. This is a recording of a live Platform event from March 2013.
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In conversation: The Fool and Kent - video
4/25/2014
41:42
Adrian Scarborough and Stanley Townsend talk to Fiona Mountford about Sam Mendes' 2014 production of King Lear. This is a recording of a live Platform event from March 2014.
In conversation: The Fool and Kent - audio
4/25/2014
41:37
Adrian Scarborough and Stanley Townsend talk to Fiona Mountford about Sam Mendes' 2014 production of King Lear. This is a recording of a live Platform event from March 2014.
In conversation: Simon Russell Beale on King Lear - video
2/28/2014
56:59
Simon Russell Beale talks to Mark Leipacher about the National Theatre's current production of King Lear directed by Sam Mendes. This is a recording of a live Platform event from February 2013.
In conversation: Simon Russell Beale on King Lear - audio
2/17/2014
56:56
Simon Russell Beale talks to Mark Leipacher about the National Theatre's current production of King Lear directed by Sam Mendes. This is a recording of a live Platform event from February 2013.
In conversation: Gloucester, Edmund and Edgar - video
2/10/2014
41:05
Stephen Boxer (Gloucester), Sam Troughton (Edmund) and Tom Brooke (Edgar) talk to Mark Leipacher about the National Theatre's current production of King Lear directed by Sam Mendes. This is a recording of a live Platform event from February 2013.
In conversation: Gloucester, Edmund and Edgar - audio
2/10/2014
41:01
Stephen Boxer (Gloucester), Sam Troughton (Edmund) and Tom Brooke (Edgar) talk to Mark Leipacher about the National Theatre's current production of King Lear directed by Sam Mendes. This is a recording of a live Platform event from February 2013.
In conversation: Goneril, Regan and Cordelia - video
2/3/2014
36:00
In the first event of the Platform series Kate Fleetwood (Goneril), Anna Maxwell Martin (Regan) and Olivia Vinall (Cordelia) discuss their characters, working with Sam Mendes and their first experiences of King Lear.
In conversation: Goneril, Regan and Cordelia - audio
2/3/2014
36:00
In the first event of the Platform series Kate Fleetwood (Goneril), Anna Maxwell Martin (Regan) and Olivia Vinall (Cordelia) discuss their characters, working with Sam Mendes and their first experiences of King Lear.

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Talking Lear

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10 Episodes

In conversation: Sam Mendes

King Lear: An Imperfect Mind - audio

In conversation: The Fool and Kent - video

In conversation: The Fool and Kent - audio

In conversation: Simon Russell Beale on King Lear - video

In conversation: Simon Russell Beale on King Lear - audio

In conversation: Gloucester, Edmund and Edgar - video

In conversation: Gloucester, Edmund and Edgar - audio

In conversation: Goneril, Regan and Cordelia - video

In conversation: Goneril, Regan and Cordelia - audio