What's it about?
Keen to boost his flagging career, fading Hollywood action hero Jefferson Steele arrives in England
to play King Lear in Stratford – only to find that this is not the birthplace of the Bard, but a sleepy
Suffolk village. And instead of Kenneth Branagh and Dame Judi Dench, the cast are a bunch of
amateurs trying to save their theatre from developers. Jefferson’s monstrous ego, vanity and
insecurity are tested to the limit by the enthusiastic am-dram thespians. As acting worlds collide and Jefferson’s career implodes, he discovers some truths about himself – along with his inner
Lear!
PLEASE NOTE THAT STROBE LIGHTING IS USED AND THERE IS A SMALL AMOUNT OF STRONG LANGUAGE IN THIS PLAY.
Cast:
Jefferson – Nigel Davies
Nigel – Ian Prescott
Denis – Alan Whitty
Dorothy – Sarah Haberfield
Mary – Judy Anders
Lauren – Bee Neal
Jessica – Su Yi Cranshaw
Crew
Stage Manager – Katie Kelly
Technical Design – Ben Sandford
Lighting/Sound – Ben Sandford assisted by Oak Hulse
Prompt – Julie Lax