#peter hall
Peter Hall’s 1981 production of the Oresteia at the National Theatre was televised by Channel 4 in 1983. You can watch it on YouTube. Here is a link to part one.
BBC 3 Radio Drama performed by the Renaissance Theatre Company.
Cast in order of speaking:
Kent - Keith Michel
Cloucester - Richard Briers
Edmund - Kenneth Branagh
Lear - John Gielgud
Goneril - Judi Dench
Cordelia - Emma Thompson
Regan - Eileen Atkins
Albany - John Shrapnel
Cornwall - Robert Stephens
Burgundy - Denis Quilley
France - Derek Jacobi
Edgar - Iain Glen
Oswald - Bod Hoskins
Knight - Simon Russell Beale
Fool - Michael Williams
First Gentleman - Nickolas Grace
Curan - Sam Dastor
Servant - Harry Towb
Old Man - Maurice Denham
First Messenger - Bernard Cribbins
Second Gentleman - Matthew Morgan
Second Messenger - Nicholas Boulton
Captain - Sam Dastor
Herald - Peter Hall
Yes, excellent. This is good. Can always count on @runecestershire.
