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An old king, afraid to be old.
A daughter abandoned for speaking plainly.
Two sisters warped by ill-treatment.
A kingdom in turmoil.
When Lear divides his kingdom into three, he puts an outrageous test to his daughters. Their answers are not all that he expected. And what he discovers about himself he does not wish to know.
Explosive, deeply felt and often uproariously funny, award-winning storyteller Debs Newbold brings us this international sell-out show, a bold, compelling and contemporary solo retelling of a great Shakespearean tragedy. Rooted in folk and fairytale, told with irreverent relish & bathed in Shakespeare’s incomparable verse, this is Shakespeare shot from the hip.
“Spellbinding and wonderful”
– Hay Festival
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
“Newbold is a master of words and space”
– Views From the Gods
★ ★ ★ ★
“Pulls down the spirit of Shakespeare”
– Stagetalk Magazine
Written & Performed by
Debs Newbold
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Show DETAILS
Venue Space
The Studio
Length
1 hour 30 minutes (no interval)
Age Guidance
Ages 14+
Accessibility
Warning
References to death, suicide and mutilation.
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