KING LEAR (BAM)

Written by William Shakespeare

Directed by David William

2 February 1974 -
24 February 1974

Brooklyn Academy of Music
New York

Ian McKellen in the role of
Edgar

AWARDS
NY Drama Desk Award for WOOD DEMON & KING LEAR


Final scene

Words from Ian McKellen

"Robert Eddison was a magnificently arrogant and pathetic old king, Edward Petherbridge a definitive Fool. I was Edgar, another Shakespearian who goes on an heroic journey to maturity and self-awareness. In preparing my disguise as Mad Tom, I flung off all my clothes and stood briefly onstage as the bare fork'd man. This was a simple image to counterpoint the impenetrable obscurity of Edgar's language - and didn't often get a snigger. Otherwise, nothing remarkable; although we went to USA." -- From the program for ACTING SHAKESPEARE
In repertoire with THE WOOD DEMON, WAY OF THE WORLD, KNOTS



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