Lear's Shadow

Lear's Shadow

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Lear's Shadow

Devised and Performed by Colin Hurley

“Lie here and rest awhile”

A man in a dressing gown shuffles into the space carrying a box. Out of the box pour the objects, people, wrongs, jokes, mistakes, laughter and regrets that make up a life.

Over the next seventy minutes he is swept up by moments on the path that brought him here, to this great stage of fools.: the loss of three daughters, the loss of his knights, the loss of his fool, the loss of his wits… oh, and the storm. Don’t forget the storm. When The Rain Came.

“LEAR’S SHADOW” is a mischievous, engaging reflection on Shakespeare’s great domestic tragedy.

Content warning: this piece includes vivid representations of Very Poor Parenting

Age guidance: 15+ Running time: 1 hour and 10 minutes Show warnings: deaths (symbolic, non-literal) references to madness

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Curve Theatre, Rutland Street, Leicester, LE1 1SB

Tel: 0116 242 3595

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Lear's Shadow (16 May 2025)
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Friday19:45 - 20:55

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