Almeida Theatre announces cast for Yael Farber’s production of King Lear
Following her Olivier Award-nominated The Tragedy of Macbeth, Yaël Farber directs Shakespeare’s poignant, morally ambiguous, and subversive epic, King Lear. The production opens at London’s Almeida Theatre on Thursday 15 February 2024, and runs until Saturday 30 March. Previews from 8 February 2024.
Following her Olivier Award-nominated The Tragedy of Macbeth, Yaël Farber directs Danny Sapani (Killing Eve; Hymn) as King Lear in Shakespeare’s poignant, morally ambiguous, and subversive epic.
Joining Danny are Hugo Bolton, Oliver Cudbill, Edward Davis, Fra Fee, Michael Gould, Akiya Henry, Geoffrey Lumb, Alec Newman, Gloria Obianyo, Faith Omole, Clarke Peters, Steffan Rizzi and Matthew Tennyson.
Nothing shall come of nothing.
We all must face the moment of truth that we won’t live forever.
Lear, father and king of unquestioned power, must divide his realm between his three daughters. The first two quickly declare the love he is desperate to hear, yet his favourite Cordelia shuns the performative circus. “Nothing” she answers, when asked to speak. And towards that nothing Lear’s world begins to slide.
As the new generation unleashes the consequences of their father’s choices, Lear takes us into the eye of the storm and its trail of destruction.
Director: Yaël Farber; Set Designer: Merle Hensel; Costume Designer: Camilla Dely; Lighting Designer: Lee Curran; Sound Designer: Peter Rice; Composer: Max Perryment; Movement Director: Imogen Knight; Fight Director: Kate Waters; Casting Director: Julia Horan CDG
