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King Lear

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2026 Sat 29 Aug – Sat 19 Sept Sheffield Theatres Production Directed by Titas Halder

‘Speak what we feel, not what we ought to say.’ In an attempt to spend the remaining years of his life unburdened by the pressures of monarchy, King Lear decides to pass his lands and responsibilities to his three daughters. When he tells them they must secure their inheritance by proving how much they love him, his eldest daughters make dramatic speeches. The youngest, refuses and is banished by her father. Once in control of their father’s kingdom, Lear’s remaining daughters trade declarations of love for cold hearted treachery, ejecting the former king from their homes, and stripping him of his authority, his dignity, and ultimately, his sanity.

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Production photos

4720 Milo Twomey Albany in King Lear. Photo by Johan Persson

Photographer: Johan Persson

Featuring Milo Twomey

6963 Milo Twomey Albany in King Lear. Photo by Johan Persson

Photographer: Johan Persson

Featuring Milo Twomey

5614 Ian McDiarmid King Lear and members of the company in King Lear. Photo by Johan Persson

Photographer: Johan Persson

Featuring Ian McDiarmid

3605 Max Revell Fool in King Lear. Photo by Johan Persson

Photographer: Johan Persson

Featuring Max Revell

4303 Justina Kehinde Regan and members of the company in King Lear. Photo by Johan Persson

Photographer: Johan Persson

Featuring Justina Kehinde

1133 Max Revell Fool in King Lear. Photo by Johan Persson

Photographer: Johan Persson

Featuring Max Revell

6521 Fode Simbo Edmund in King Lear. Photo by Johan Persson

Photographer: Johan Persson

Featuring Fode Simbo

2511 Ian McDiarmid King Lear and members of the company in King Lear. Photo by Johan Persson

Photographer: Johan Persson

Featuring Ian McDiarmid

Rehearsal photos

652 Harry Redding Edgar in rehearsals for King Lear. Photo by Johan Persson

Photographer: Johan Persson

Featuring Harry Redding

588 Mark Holgate Kent in rehearsals for King Lear. Photo by Johan Persson

Photographer: Johan Persson

Featuring Mark Holgate

028 Ian McDiarmid King Lear in rehearsals for King Lear. Photo by Johan Persson

Photographer: Johan Persson

Featuring Ian McDiarmid

514 Harry Redding Edgar in rehearsals for King Lear. Photo by Johan Persson

Photographer: Johan Persson

Featuring Harry Redding

906 Members of the company in rehearsals for King Lear. Photo by Johan Persson

Photographer: Johan Persson

490 Justina Kehinde Regan in rehearsals for King Lear. Photo by Johan Persson

Photographer: Johan Persson

Featuring Justina Kehinde

513 Katie Wimpenny Goneril in rehearsals for King Lear. Photo by Johan Persson

Photographer: Johan Persson

Featuring Katie Wimpenny

011 Fode Simbo Edmund in rehearsals for King Lear. Photo by Johan Persson

Photographer: Johan Persson

Featuring Fode Simbo

003 David Birrell Gloucester in rehearsals for King Lear. Photo by Lucy Smith Jones

Photographer: Johan Persson

Featuring David Birrell

080 Mark Holgate Kent in rehearsals for King Lear. Photo by Johan Persson

Photographer: Johan Persson

Featuring Mark Holgate

453 Jay Saighal Cornwall in rehearsals for King Lear. Photo by Johan Persson

Photographer: Johan Persson

Featuring Jay Saighal

444 Bebe Sanders Cordelia in rehearsals for King Lear. Photo by Johan Persson

Photographer: Johan Persson

Featuring Bebe Sanders

002 Max Revell Fool in rehearsals for King Lear. Photo by Lucy Smith Jones

Photographer: Johan Persson

Featuring Max Revell

130 Harry Redding Edgar in rehearsals for King Lear. Photo by Johan Persson

Photographer: Johan Persson

Featuring Harry Redding

117 Titas Halder Director in rehearsals for King Lear. Photo by Johan Persson

Photographer: Johan Persson

Featuring Titas Halder

077 Milo Twomey Albany in rehearsals for King Lear. Photo by Johan Persson

Photographer: Johan Persson

Featuring Milo Twomey

429 Justina Kehinde Regan in rehearsals for King Lear. Photo by Johan Persson

Photographer: Johan Persson

Featuring Justina Kehinde

669 Ian McDiarmid King Lear in rehearsals for King Lear. Photo by Johan Persson

Photographer: Johan Persson

Featuring Ian McDiarmid

Cast, crew, and contributors

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Yarit Dor

Fight, Movement and Intimacy Director

Creative team