King Lear
John Burrell, Laurence Olivier, Ralph Richardson credited as directors. Olivier credited as producer. Musical direction Herbert Menges. Old Vic Company
Cast & Crew
Cast
| Unknown | William Devlin |
|---|---|
| 1st Servant to Cornwall | John Arnold |
| 2nd Servant to Cornwall | James Lytton |
| 3rd Servant to Cornwall | John Biggerstaff |
| Albany Herald | Jordan Lawrence |
| Cordelia | Joyce Redman |
| Duke of Albany | Cecil Winter |
| Duke of Burgundy; Captain | George Rose |
| Duke of Cornwall | Harry Andrews |
| Earl of Gloucester | George Relph |
| Earl of Kent | Nicholas Hannen |
| Edgar | Michael Warre |
| Edmund | Peter Copley |
| Gentleman, attendant on Cordelia | David Kentish |
| Goneril | Pamela Brown |
| King of France | John Garley |
| Knight | Kenneth Edwards |
| Knight | Pietro Nolte |
| Knight | Walter Outhwaite |
| Knight | Oscar Quitak |
| Knight | Ewan Roberts |
| Knight | Jack Taylor |
| Lear | Laurence Olivier |
| Old Man | Michael Raghan |
| Oswald | Frank Duncan |
| Regan | Margaret Leighton |
| Servant to Albany | Denis McCarthy |
| Servant to Albany | Aubrey Richards |
| The Fool | Alec Guinness |
| Trumpeter | Ian Mackintosh |
Crew | |
| Assistant stage manager | David Ayliff |
| Assistant stage manager | Rosemary Hill |
| Composer | Alan Rawsthorne |
| Designer | Roger Furse |
| Director | Laurence Olivier |
| Stage Manager | Diana Boddington |
| Stage Manager | David Kentish |
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