Michael Pennington

Driven from his home, King Lear endures madness, blindness and great suffering as he battles a great storm. Yet with madness he finds reason, from blindness he gains new sight, after betrayal he discovers loyalty and through his suffering a better world emerges.

Two-time Olivier Award nominee Michael Pennington leads a cast of fourteen distinguished actors in Philip Franks’ epic new interpretation of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedy which marks the 400th anniversary of his death is part of an extensive national tour.