Jonathan Pryce in 'King Lear'

Nifty bit of casting at the Almeida Theatre in north London. Award-winning actor, Jonathan Pryce, whose recent credits include the Pirates of the Caribbean films, will take the title role in King Lear at the Almeida Theatre from August to November 2012.

I've been a fan of his since I watched him in Terry Gilliam's film, Brazil, and heard him on the original soundtrack of the West End musical, Miss Saigon, in which he played the role of The Engineer. He was also a superb Professor Higgins in My Fair Lady, opposite Martine McCutcheon and her understudy, Alexandra Jay, at the NT and in the West End.

http://www.almeida.co.uk/event/kinglear