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King Lear
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A collaboration between Bristol Old Vic and Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
Three daughters are asked to compete for the wealth of their father, a King made weary by age and on the edge of breakdown. Defeated by his own arrogance and baffled by his daughters' inflated praise, Lear's sanity begins to slide until he is left in a mental wilderness accompanied only by his faithful fool. In this powerful examination of inter-generational conflict, Lear's position of authority as both a ruler and a father disintegrates as his mind betrays him.
British theatre legend Timothy West plays Lear in Tom Morris' reworking of Shakespeare's great tragedy. West returns to his beloved Theatre where he has not only appeared in landmark productions of Uncle Vanya and Long Day's Journey Into Night but also worked as Associate Director and member of the Board of Trustees.
With a cast of acclaimed actors working alongside the stars of tomorrow from the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, this production will celebrate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death, Bristol Old Vic's 250th anniversary and the Theatre School's 70th anniversary.
18 June-10 July
Theatre
7:00pm, 1:30pm (selected Saturday matinees)
Bristol Old Vic Theatre Company
Resident company at the Old Vic and Theatre Royal, Bristol.
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Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
Drama students at the Old Vic and Theatre Royal, Bristol.
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Bristol Old Vic
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Bristol Old Vic
- Disabled Booking:
- 0117 317 8640
See all events at Bristol Old Vic