Performance

Venue	The Watermill Theatre
Town	Newbury
County	Berkshire
From	22nd May 2014
Opened	26th May 2014
To	28th June 2014
When	Mon-Sat 19:30. Thu, Sat Mats 14:30. No Mat Thu May14 22. Jun14 28 at 13:30, 18:30
Prices	From £14.50. To £26.00.
What is currently on at The Watermill Theatre (V733)

A Bunch of Amateurs

T1119890341
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 the cast are a bunch of amateurs. Jefferson's monstrous ego, vanity and insecurity are tested by the enthusiastic amateur thespians - who are not averse to a spot of ego, vanity and insecurity themselves. As acting worlds collide and Jefferson's career implodes, he discovers some truths about himself and his relationships with other people... along with his inner Lear!

Author	Ian Hislop
Author	Nick Newman (from an original story by Jonathan Gershfield and John Ross)

Archive :: production:T1119890341, play:S01816124236, venue:V733
Current production:Work

Production details

World Stage Premiere. This production contains occasional bad language.

Special Performances

7 Jun 14 Sign Interpreted
21 Jun 14 Audio Described

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Company

Presented by	The Watermill (in association with Trademark Films)
Director	Caroline Leslie
Design	Tom Rogers
Music	Paul Herbert
Performer	Emily Bowker (Lauren)
Performer	Eleanor Brown (Jessica)
Performer	Sarah Moyle (Mary)

CORONAVIRUS: All UK venues closed on 16th March 2020, restrictions were lifted on 19th July 2021. Please note that iUKTDb archive listings between March 2020 and July 2021 may not be accurate as we did not receive details of all rescheduled and cancelled shows.

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