Lear Alone

Theatre (classical, solo show)

  • theSpaceTriplex - Studio
  • 15:05
  • Aug 19
  • 50 minutes
  • Suitability: 12+ (Guideline)
  • Country: United Kingdom - England
  • Group: And Tomorrow Theatre Company
  • Warnings and additional info: None
  • Accessibility:
    Wheelchair Accessible Toilets
    May not apply to all performances. You'll find more information about accessibile performances and how to book tickets in the accessibility tab below.
  • Babes in arms policy: Babies do not require a ticket
  • Policy applies to: Children under 18 months

Description

Lear Alone uses just King Lear’s lines from the First Folio of Shakespeare’s tragedy to explore themes of loneliness, ageing and homelessness: a study of one man's vulnerability as he confronts and negotiates a digital world. Created in partnership with Crisis UK and supported using public funding by Arts Council England, Lear Alone is the theatrical realisation of And Tomorrow Theatre Company's Off West End Award-winning web series. 'LEAR ALONE asks for a theatre that is unafraid to be explicit about its moral and political persuasions: a theatre that refuses to leave any one on their own.' (Observer)

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General venue access

  • Wheelchair Accessible Toilets
  • Accessible entry: Level access via main entrance using a ramp.
  • Wheelchair access type: Level Access, Lift (Platform Lift)

  • Stairs: Information not supplied

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  • Requires a complimentary personal assistant ticket to attend a performance

jane Moore 45 days ago

Super performance, especially if you know Lear, and I suspect even if you don't. Shakespeare's words take on a different meaning when heard from a lonely man going through a similar but more modern crisis. Compellingly performed.

david shirreff 45 days ago

Lear is a homeless man in crisis. In some ways he has no-one but himself to blame. He is an actor on the run from himself, his vile daughters and even his precious Cordelia. He destroys everything he loves.
This is a tour de force by Edmund Dehn. He is word perfect. The triplex theatre is exactly the right intimate space to allow him and Shakespeare to work on your imagination. Do go and immerse yourselves.

Randal Richmond 49 days ago

A wonderful and moving one man show of Lear's most significant moments. He is able to bring great depth to Lear, showing Lear's sorrow, arrogance, anger, and madness. For fans of traditional Shakespeare this is definitely worth a visit.


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Bouquets & Brickbats (4/5 stars) 34 days ago

Lear Alone is a thought-provoking piece of theatre – a big performance on a tiny stage.

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Theatre Thoughts (3.5/5 stars) 35 days ago

An immersive and unique take on one of Shakespeare’s classics isolating the figure of Lear both literally and symbolically

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Theatre Weekly (4/5 stars) 40 days ago

A fascinating experiment in adaptation and theatre

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North West End UK (5/5 stars) 43 days ago

Directed by Anthony Shrubsall, this piece delivers Shakespeare’s words with relevance and poignancy.

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