01 Oct 1948
Macbeth
A Scottish warlord and his wife murder their way to a pair of crowns.
King Lear
A tragedy by William Shakespeare, from Orion Theatre in Stockholm
A tragedy by William Shakespeare about King Lear who intends to abdicate, and therefore wants to carve the kingdom up between his three daughters.
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Keve Hjelm King Lear
Maria Eggers Goneril
Anna Eklund Regan
Tilde Björfors Cordelia
Anders Andersson Duke of Albany
Annika Brunsten Fool
Thomas Roos Earl of Gloucester
Kjell Tovle Edmund
Carlo Schmidt Edgar
Gudmar Wivesson King of France / Captain
Per Winqvist Duke of Burgundy / Servant
Henrik Nilzén Oswald
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