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Great Performances

Great Performances

1971Returning Series51 Seasons673 Episodes5.8TMDB
PBS

The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, drama, and performance documentaries.

Season 36 · Episode 5

King Lear

Aired Mar 25, 2009at 9PM

2009 Emmy Nominee Ian McKellen recreates his recent stage performance of Shakespeare's tragic monarch in a special television adaptation. Directed by Trevor Nunn, the telecast includes nearly all the original cast members of the sold-out Royal Shakespeare Company production that premiered in Stratford-Upon-Avon in April 2007.

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When did Great Performances Season 36 Episode 5 air?

Great Performances Season 36 Episode 5 aired on March 25, 2009 at 9 PM ET.

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