21st Folio Podcast

The 21st Folio podcast is back from hiatus! We discuss the Almeida Theatre's 2012 production of King Lear starring Jonathan Pryce and directed by Michael Attenborough. 00:00 – 1:28 introduction1:28 – 21:35 duty and nature in King Lear: the daughters, Kent, and Lear’s role as King. “You’ve made your daughters thy mother”. 21:35 – 28:31 The fool’s disappearance28:31 – 38:50 Who gets our sympathy and why?38:50 — Lighting and stagingHost: Alex Heeney (@bwestcineaste)Guests: Craig Ruttan (@crut), Caitlin Merriman (@CaitlinSnark)Editor: Cam White (@JediDusk)Follow 21st Folio on Twitter @21stFolio and check out our website at http://21stfolio.com. The 21st Folio is a subsidiary of Seventh Row (http://seventh-row.com) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.