23 Jun 1990
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Noble Moroccan Othello finds his life with beautiful, fiercely loyal Desdemona thrown tragically out of balance when secretly jealous, scheming confidante Iago begins an insidious campaign of lies and treachery.
King Lear
Don Warrington stars as the tragic monarch in this acclaimed version of the Shakespeare play recorded at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester.
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Don Warrington King Lear
Alfred Enoch Edgar
Miltos Yerolemou Fool
Rakie Ayola Goneril
Fraser Ayres Edmund
Norman Bowman Duke of Cornwall
Thomas Coombes Oswald
Wil Johnson Earl of Kent
Philip Whitchurch Earl of Gloucester
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