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King Lear
• directed by Julie Mitchell
February 1986
The Civic Theatre
Leeds Arts Centre performed King Lear in February 1986.
Production photos
These photographs were taken during the production’s rehearsals and performances.
Costume designs
The costumes for this production were designed by Malcolm Brown; some of the original drawings can be seen here.
Cast
| Lear, King of Britain | Robin Polley |
| Goneril, Lear’s eldest daughter | Gwyneth Hadley |
| Regan, Lear’s second daughter | Denise Forton |
| Cordelia, Lear’s youngest daughter | Shirley Hamer |
| Duke of Albany, husband of Goneril | Gordon Carlin |
| Duke of Cornwall, husband of Regan | Jim Young |
| King of France | Malcolm Brown |
| Duke of Burgandy | Michael Crowley |
| Earl of Kent, later disguised as Caius | Trevor Money |
| Earl of Gloucester | Ian Fairbrass |
| Edgar, son of Gloucester, later disguised as Poor Tom | Les Wormald |
| Edmund, bastard son of Gloucester | Stuart Mitchell |
| Oswald, Goneril’s steward | David Jarrett |
| Lear’s Fool | David Mallinson |
| Four Knights | Nick Money |
| Edwin Barraclough | |
| Chris Rowley | |
| Michael Brooksbank | |
| Old Man, a tenant of Gloucester | George Teale |
| Doctor, attendant on Cordelia | Dennis Stevenson |
| Captain, follower of Edmund | Michael Brooksbank |
| Officer | Michael Crowley |
| Gloucester’s Servants | Chris Rowley |
| Michael Brooksbank | |
| Cornwall’s Servants | Edwin Barraclough |
| Michael Crowley | |
| Messenger | Chris Rowley |
| Goneril’s Serving Women | Lesley Wheal |
| Maggie Patrick |
Backstage team
| Director | Julie Mitchell |
| Stage Manager | Mel Harvey |
| Assistant Stage Manager | Betty Triggs |
| Lighting | Laurie Ball |
| Sound | Jim Marshall |
| Fight Director | Martin Key |
| Properties | Doreen Parker |
| Prompt | Denise Swift |
| Wardrobe | Maggie Rhodes |
| LAC Team | |
| Box Office | John Pemberton |
| Dorienne Pemberton | |
| Front of House Managers | Anne Robinson |
| Pam Wilson | |
| Martyn Drake |
Archive documents
The following documents from the production are in the LAC archive.
Add to the archive
We’re always looking to add to our archive of past productions – if you have any other memories of King Lear, we would be very pleased to hear from you.
