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This item is only available for Canadian orders.
Catalogue Number: SSFC04
Producer: Stratford Shakespearean Festival of Canada
Subject: Arts, Drama, English, Literature
Language: English
Grade Level: 9 - 12, Post Secondary, Adult
Country Of Origin: Canada
Copyright Year: 2015
Running Time: 156:25
King Lear
This item is only available for Canadian orders.Catalogue Number: SSFC04
Producer: Stratford Shakespearean Festival of Canada
Subject: Arts, Drama, English, Literature
Language: English
Grade Level: 9 - 12, Post Secondary, Adult
Country Of Origin: Canada
Copyright Year: 2015
Running Time: 156:25
A kingdom divided, a family destroyed, the faithful banished and the hateful left to wreak inhuman havoc in the realm. Four hundred years after it was written, King Lear resonates as never before. A powerful Stratford Festival production of Shakespeare.
"The play’s final scenes are as harrowing as any I’ve seen"- The New York Times
"A reminder of why we preserve theatre on film" - Toronto Star
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