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A tragedy by William Shakespeare about King Lear who intends to abdicate, and therefore wants to carve the kingdom up between his three daughters.
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Keve Hjelm, Maria Eggers, Anna Eklund, Tilde Björfors, Anders Andersson, Pär Milstam, Michael Meschke, Annika Brunsten, Thomas Roos, Kjell Tovle, Carlo Schmidt, Gudmar Wivesson
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