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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!

King Lear

About King Lear

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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