Queen Charlotte’s Corey Mylchreest to star in Kenneth Branagh’s King Lear

Corey Mylchreest discovered legions of followers together with his delicate and deeply transferring portrayal of King George III.

Like many fast-rising stars from Jodie Comer to Paul Mescal, he has chosen to swap the display for theatre as he builds his profession.

His subsequent venture is Kenneth Branagh’s newest high-profile London stage adaptation of King Lear, which guarantees to be slightly radical.

The 25-year-old solely graduated from RADA In 2020 and his lone theatre appearances thus far have been in Hampshire on the New Forest Open Air Theatre, in Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

His new followers could have transfer quick to catch him on stage, although, as the brand new present solely has a strictly restricted run in London and New York. Scroll down for hyperlinks to purchase tickets.

Kenneth Branagh will direct and take the lead position in William Shakespeare’s King Lear. He’s additionally at the moment sporting the identical two hats as he completes his newest Hercule Poirot film, A Haunting in Venice.

Corey Mylchreest will play the juicy position of the scheming and dulpicitous Edmund, the illegitimate son of the Earl of Gloucester.

The new manufacturing has its first efficiency at London’s Wyndham’s Theatre on October 21, with a working time of two hours and no interval. King Lear historically runs for over three hours, not together with the interval, so this can be a radically lower and revised new model of the traditional play.

The forged additionally consists of younger actors making their skilled debuts. Niamh Dowling, Principal of RADA mentioned: “King Lear is an exceptional opportunity for RADA graduates, many of whom graduated very recently, to take part in a production of one of Shakespeare’s most impactful plays. We are really thrilled for this cast, which includes a number of graduates making their West End debuts.”

The present runs for 50 performances in London, till December 9, and can switch to The Shed’s Griffin Theater in New York later subsequent yr.

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