“Lie here and rest a while”
An old man in a dressing gown shuffles into the space carrying a box. Out of the box pour the objects, people, wrongs, jokes, mistakes, laughter and regrets that make up a life.
Over the next seventy minutes he is swept up by moments in the journey that brought him here, to this great stage of fools: the loss of three daughters, the loss of his knights, the loss of his fool, the loss of his wits. Oh, and the storm. Don’t forget the storm. When The Rain Came…
Using only Shakespeare’s words Colin Hurley’s Lear’s Shadow is an inventive and engaging reflection on Shakespeare’s great domestic tragedy.
Colin Hurley has been an actor for forty years, is a former member of the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre.
Content warning: this piece includes vivid representations of poor parenting.
Brockley Jack Studio Theatre, 410 Brockley Road, London, SE4 2DH from Tuesday 13 – Saturday 24 February 2024 at 7.30pm. Admission: £15, £13 concessions (13+)
Booking: www.brockleyjack.co.uk or 0333 666 3366 (£1.80 fee for phone bookings only)
