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King Lear by William Shakespeare
I might have saved her; now she's gone forever.
1963. A grieving mother enters a Catholic asylum for treatment. Tormented by the loss of a daughter she anchors her grief in the story of ‘Lear’. As the story plays out priests transform into Dukes, patients become daughters. Can transposing the stages of grief to the narrative of ‘Lear’ bring her peace?
The natural order is disrupted and the world is brutal and chaotic. Shakespeare’s characters are stalked by death. Loss is at the
1963. A grieving mother enters a Catholic asylum for treatment. Tormented by the loss of a daughter she anchors her grief in the story of ‘Lear’. As the story plays out priests transform into Dukes, patients become daughters. Can transposing the stages of grief to the narrative of ‘Lear’ bring her peace?
The natural order is disrupted and the world is brutal and chaotic. Shakespeare’s characters are stalked by death. Loss is at the
7:30pm
Tickets: Adults £13.25, Concessions £11.25, Under 21: £6.25 (Wed & Thu only)
Tuesday Evening preview offer: All tickets £10.25 (No concessions)
Tickets: Adults £13.25, Concessions £11.25, Under 21: £6.25 (Wed & Thu only)
Tuesday Evening preview offer: All tickets £10.25 (No concessions)
The Guildhall Theatre, Market Place, Derby, Derbyshire DE1 3AH
Tue 8 Nov to Sat 12 Nov 2016
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