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A Bunch of Amateurs
A Bunch of Amateurs
The Lion Theatre, Horncastle, Lincs, LN9 5HT
Wednesday 17th June 2026 - Saturday 20th June 2026
Horncastle Theatre Company is proud to present:
A Bunch of Amateurs by Nick Newman and Ian Hislop.
Wednesday 17th– Saturday 20th June 2026, with matinee performance on Saturday 20th June
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!
Directed by Malcolm Tresadern.
This amateur performance is staged by kind permission of Concord Theatricals.
The Lion Theatre, Horncastle, Lincs, LN9 5HT
Wednesday 17th June 2026 - Saturday 20th June 2026
Horncastle Theatre Company is proud to present:
A Bunch of Amateurs by Nick Newman and Ian Hislop.
Wednesday 17th– Saturday 20th June 2026, with matinee performance on Saturday 20th June
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!
Directed by Malcolm Tresadern.
This amateur performance is staged by kind permission of Concord Theatricals.
Wed 17 Jun to Saturday 20 June
The Lion Theatre
Bull Ring
Horncastle Lincolnshire LN9 5HT
7:30pm nightly (doors open 7:00pm)Matinee 3:00pm (doors open 2:30pm)
Tickets £10 & £9 (concessions)
Box Office - Kennedy's, Horncastle (cash sales only)
Online - horncastletheatre.co.uk/book-tickets/
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