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Shakespeare in Performance: Stage Production

King Lear (1766, The Drury Lane Company)

TitleKing Lear
Year1766
Theater CompanyThe Drury Lane Company
Theaters
Release LocationsUK
Start Date1766-01-11
LanguagesEnglish
Audiencegeneral public
Play ConnectionsKing Lear (adaptation)

Cast Overview

King LearWilliam Powell
GonerilMrs. Bennet
ReganMrs Lee
CordeliaMrs. Yates
Duke of CornwallRichard Hurst
Duke of AlbanyJohn H. Packer
Earl of KentAstley Bransby
Earl of GloucesterBurton
EdgarWilliam Havard
EdmundMr. Lee
Old ManRobert Baddeley
Gentleman UsherJames William Dodd
ArantiMrs. Hippisley

Company Overview

Theater Company The Drury Lane Company

Production information courtesy of: Assistant SIP Editors