Goneril

Sally Bretton [Goneril] in the Globe's 2008 King Lear

Sally Bretton [Goneril]. Photo: Dillon Bryden

King Lear (2008)

Sally Bretton

Sally graduated from the Central School of Speech and Drama. Theatre includes In Extremis at the Globe, A Conversation at Manchester Royal Exchange, All My Sons at the Library Theatre, Present Laughter at Bath Theatre Royal. Film includes Outlaw, Peaches and So Long Charlie Bright. Television includes Not Going Out, How Not to Live Your Life, Hotel Babylon, Vinvent, Blackbeard, Blessed, Green Wing and Absolute Power.

Actor's Bulletins

Rehearsal Notes: 3

In her third and final blog post Sally discusses the technical rehearsals, problems with her costume and the first two weeks of performances. ...

Rehearsal Notes: 2

In her second blog post Sally discusses working with the text and movement experts at the Globe, the family dynamic between Lear and his daughters and rehearsing the jig. ...

Rehearsal Notes: 1

This is Sally's first blog post. This week she discusses how she became and actor, her first impressions of Goneril and Lear's other daughters, and the first week of rehearsals. ...

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