Kenneth Branagh in Shakespeare’s King Lear

 

Illustration: Sally Thurer, based on a photo by Johan Persson, courtesy KBTC.

 

 

October 26 – December 15, 2024

Previews October 26 – November 13

@The Shed’s Griffin Theater: 545 West 30th St.

 

A powerful staging of the classic tragedy

PRESENTED BY KBTC, THE SHED, AND FIERY ANGEL

 

Ticket orders are limited to six tickets, maximum. For larger groups, please email info@theshed.org or call us at (646) 455-3494.

*Under 30 Tickets are currently sold out. To be notified if additional tickets become available, fill out this wait list form.

 

Guests under 30 years old may purchase up to two tickets at the front of the theater at $25 each. Both ticket buyers and their guests must be under the age of 30. These orders will be held for pick up at the box office in the lobby starting one hour prior to curtain. Valid photo IDs listing proof of age must be presented to pick up all ticket(s). Failure to show proof of age will result in a $200 surcharge per ticket.

 

About this program

Kenneth Branagh plays the title role in a new production of William Shakespeare’s King Lear, set in the barbarous landscape of Ancient Britain. Featuring a cast of rising stars from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art co-directed by Rob Ashford, Branagh, and Lucy Skilbeck, this production releases the play’s power and turmoil in a fast-paced staging.

 

In playing Lear, Branagh completes a trifecta of great Shakespearean tragic roles, complementing past appearances as Hamlet in his Academy Award–nominated film version of the play (1996) and on stage as Macbeth in a celebrated immersive production (2014). This strictly limited, exclusive US engagement of King Lear runs for 50 performances only.

 

#Cast

Mara Allen: Curan

Deborah Alli: Goneril

Raymond Anum: Burgundy

Kenneth Branagh: King Lear

Stefan Brennan-Healy:France

Doug Colling: Edgar

Saffron Coomber: Regan

Dylan Corbett-Bader:Edmund

Eleanor de Rohan: Kent

Chloe Fenwick-Brown: Oswald

 

#Creative Team

Rob Ashford: Co-Director

Jon Bausor: Set and Costume Designer

Kenneth Branagh: Co-Director

Aletta Collins: Choreographer

Nina Dunn: Projection Designer

Paul Keogan: Lighting Designer

Ben and Max Ringham: Sound Designers and Composers

Lucy Skilbeck: Co-Director

Bret Yount: Fight Director

https://www.theshed.org/program/302-kenneth-branagh-in-king-lear-by-william-shakespeare