King Lear
All the characters from King Lear are brought to glorious life in this fast paced, funny, poignant and ultimately heart breaking production at The Byre Theatre St Andrews!
About King Lear
| 28th March 2025 | |
| 6.30pm | |
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The Byre Theatre St Andrews University of St Andrews Abbey Street , St Andrews KY16 9LA |
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| Pay What You Can £17.00 / £15.00 / £13.00 | |
| Visit the event website here | |
Oddbodies Productions present King Lear
Armed with only a drum, a guitar, a knife and a chair, this inventive, irreverent and highly accessible one-man is presented to you from the point of view of LEAR’s long suffering and ever-loyal fool. The bastard Edmund, haughty Goneril, poor deluded Gloucester, oily Oswald, sweet Cordelia, mad Tom – all the characters from this sad and sorry tale are brought to glorious life in this fast paced, funny, poignant and ultimately heartbreaking production.
Adapted & performed by Paul Morel and directed by John Mowat with all of Oddbodies’ trademark physical ingenuity and visual flair, this is an unmissable reworking of one of Shakespeare’s most brilliant plays.
Paul Morel is no question, a fierce talent… A hilarious, fantastic evening ★★★★★ BingeFringe
It’s hard to imagine a more accessible interpretation of Shakespeare’s narrative ★★★★ FringeGuru
Running time: 1h 40m
Ages 12+
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