Told By An Idiot

A comic tale of a man not doing King Lear.

Acclaimed actor Edward Petherbridge was cast as King Lear, when on the second day of rehearsals he suffered a stroke that left him barely able to move.

As he struggled to recover Edward made a discovery: the entire role of Lear still existed word for word in his mind.

From being on the brink of playing Shakespeare's most revered role, to lying in a hospital bed, Edward had never imagined what tragedies and comedies lay in store for him.

Performed by stage legend Edward Petherbridge and Told By an Idiot co-founder Paul Hunter, this is a moving and comic exploration of the resilience of the human spirit through the prism of Shakespeare's great tragedy.