Details

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! World Stage Premiere. This production contains occasional bad language.

Cast/Performers

Emily Bowker (Lauren), Eleanor Brown (Jessica), Sarah Moyle (Mary)

Creatives/Company

Author(s): Ian Hislop, Nick Newman (from an original story by Jonathan Gershfield and John Ross)
Presented by: The Watermill (in association with Trademark Films)
Director: Caroline Leslie
Design: Tom Rogers
Music: Paul Herbert