King Lear

The tragedy of King Lear receives an outstanding performance in an all-star cast led by Britain's senior classical actor, Paul Scofield. He is joined by Alec McCowen as Gloucester, Ken Branagh as The Fool, Harriet Walter as Gonerill, Sara Kestelman as Regan and Emilia Fox as Cordelia. This is the ninth recording of Shakespeare plays undertaken by Naxos AudioBooks in conjunction with Cambridge University Press, and is directed by John Tydeman. It was released to mark the 80th birthday of Paul Scofield in January 2002. Paul Scofield has made a distinguished contribution to film, stage and television with a series of hallmark performances over some six decades. These include his original appearance as King Lear in Peter Brook's production in the 1960s which toured widely, was filmed and recorded. MUSIC: Elizabethan Songs and Consort Music. Other music composed for this recording by Nicholas Denney.