The True History Of The Life And Death Of King Lear And His Three Daughters
Shakespeare’s greatest play, in an energised, classic Belvoir production, featuring the grit and power of Colin Friels.
Venue: Belvoir St Theatre
Address: 25 Belvoir St, Surry Hills NSW 2010
Date: 15 November 2025– 4 January 2026
Time: Tues and Wed 6:30pm, Thurs 1pm and 7:30pm, Fri 7:30pm, Sat 2pm and 7:30pm, Sun 5pm
Ticket: $41- $97
Buy / Ticket: https://belvoir.com.au/productions/king-lear/
Web: https://belvoir.com.au/productions/king-lear/
EMail: mail@belvoir.com.au
Call: (02) 9699 3444
Address: 25 Belvoir St, Surry Hills NSW 2010
Date: 15 November 2025– 4 January 2026
Time: Tues and Wed 6:30pm, Thurs 1pm and 7:30pm, Fri 7:30pm, Sat 2pm and 7:30pm, Sun 5pm
Ticket: $41- $97
Buy / Ticket: https://belvoir.com.au/productions/king-lear/
Web: https://belvoir.com.au/productions/king-lear/
EMail: mail@belvoir.com.au
Call: (02) 9699 3444
In an unforgettable finale to their 2025 season, Belvoir brings the house down with Shakespeare’s greatest play King Lear, starring multi-award-winning stage and screen legend Colin Friels, from 15th November 2025 to 4th January 2026.
Led by Eamon Flack, Belvoir’s Artistic Director, and featuring an all-star cast of thirteen, including Friels’ real-life daughter Charlotte Friels (ABC’s Plum, Ensemble Theatre’s Colder Than Here), Shakespeare’s tragic tale is a profoundly moving exploration of the trappings of privilege, education and civilisation, and the deficits of the human condition.
It’s time to retire. Lear has a plan – he’ll divide the kingdom between his three daughters, they’ll work in harmony with each other, he’ll live with them, there will be a seamless transition of power, and all will be well.
The universe doesn’t work that way.
Director Eamon Flack said, “Colin’s been building to this role for years, and in an age when sclerotic old orders threaten to take the world down with them, it’s time Belvoir had a go at this astonishing play. Every page explodes with possibility. We’ve used a version of one of its original titles, which gives you a sense of the play’s real scope of interest. Colin will be a fascinating and potent Lear – this will be unforgettable”.
The stellar cast also features Ahunim Abebe (STC’s Circle Mirror Transformation), Peter Carroll (Seymour Centre’s The Player Kings), Tom Conroy (Holding the Man), James Fraser (Sydney Theatre Company’s Sweat), Raj Labade (Never Closer, Amazon’s The Office Australia), Brandon Mcclelland (Scenes from the Climate Era), Sukhbir Singh Walia (Sunny) (Counting and Cracking), Alison Whyte (Faith Healer, GWB Entertainment’s A Christmas Carol), Charles Wu (Miss Peony), and Jana Zvedeniuk (The Master & Margarita), with set design by Bob Cousins (August: Osage County) and original composition by Steve Francis (Counting and Cracking) and on-stage musician Arjuanan Puveendran (The Jungle and The Sea).
Experience the beauty and horror, love and power of Shakespeare’s crowning jewel.
The True History of the Life and Death of King Lear & His Three Daughters
Upstairs Theatre, Belvoir St Theatre
Dates: 15 November 2025– 4 January 2026
Prices: $41- $97
Tickets: https://belvoir.com.au/productions/king-lear/ or (02) 9699 3444
Led by Eamon Flack, Belvoir’s Artistic Director, and featuring an all-star cast of thirteen, including Friels’ real-life daughter Charlotte Friels (ABC’s Plum, Ensemble Theatre’s Colder Than Here), Shakespeare’s tragic tale is a profoundly moving exploration of the trappings of privilege, education and civilisation, and the deficits of the human condition.
It’s time to retire. Lear has a plan – he’ll divide the kingdom between his three daughters, they’ll work in harmony with each other, he’ll live with them, there will be a seamless transition of power, and all will be well.
The universe doesn’t work that way.
Director Eamon Flack said, “Colin’s been building to this role for years, and in an age when sclerotic old orders threaten to take the world down with them, it’s time Belvoir had a go at this astonishing play. Every page explodes with possibility. We’ve used a version of one of its original titles, which gives you a sense of the play’s real scope of interest. Colin will be a fascinating and potent Lear – this will be unforgettable”.
The stellar cast also features Ahunim Abebe (STC’s Circle Mirror Transformation), Peter Carroll (Seymour Centre’s The Player Kings), Tom Conroy (Holding the Man), James Fraser (Sydney Theatre Company’s Sweat), Raj Labade (Never Closer, Amazon’s The Office Australia), Brandon Mcclelland (Scenes from the Climate Era), Sukhbir Singh Walia (Sunny) (Counting and Cracking), Alison Whyte (Faith Healer, GWB Entertainment’s A Christmas Carol), Charles Wu (Miss Peony), and Jana Zvedeniuk (The Master & Margarita), with set design by Bob Cousins (August: Osage County) and original composition by Steve Francis (Counting and Cracking) and on-stage musician Arjuanan Puveendran (The Jungle and The Sea).
Experience the beauty and horror, love and power of Shakespeare’s crowning jewel.
The True History of the Life and Death of King Lear & His Three Daughters
Upstairs Theatre, Belvoir St Theatre
Dates: 15 November 2025– 4 January 2026
Prices: $41- $97
Tickets: https://belvoir.com.au/productions/king-lear/ or (02) 9699 3444