King Lear is dead. And that is where the story begins.
An old man in a dressing gown shuffles onto the stage carrying a box. Out of it spills a whole life: objects, people, mistakes and regrets. He is pulled back into the moments that led him to the heath. He loses three daughters, his knights, his fool and his wits, and then the storm comes.
Lear’s Shadow is British actor Colin Hurley’s one-man show. It is an absurd, funny and deeply human reflection on King Lear, made from Shakespeare’s own words and nothing else.
“A tour de force” – North West End
“A superb one-man performance” – Theatre and Arts Review
Colin has spent 50 years on stage, most of them with Shakespeare. He has appeared in around two dozen productions at Shakespeare’s Globe and has worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre. He took his Sir Toby Belch in Twelfth Night to the West End and Broadway. British audiences also know him from TV, including EastEnders, Stath Lets Flats and Flowers.
PERFORMANCES – Rosendal Teater, Sal 2
Friday 5 February at 19.00 , followed by an artist talk
Saturday 6 February, 19.00
Approx. 80 minutes · Performed in English
TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE SOON
WORKSHOP – Wednesday 3 February
Colin teaches classical acting at LAMDA, one of London’s leading drama schools, and works with professional actors and directors. The workshop is based on texts from King Lear and is taught in English.
Wednesday 3 February, [11:00–14:00]
Dronning Mauds Minne Høgskole
NOK 500, or NOK 300 for members of Propellen Teater, Rabarbrateateret or the Royal Shakesbeer Company. Both prices include a ticket to Lear’s Shadow on Friday 5. February.
Sign up: kreativekroppen@gmail.com or propellenteater@gmail.com. Places are limited!
A rare chance for Trondheim’s theatre community to work on Shakespeare with someone who has lived with these texts for a whole career.
More info: www.learsshadow.co.uk · Instagram: @colinhurley7
Presented by Shereen Khachik and Propellen Teater, in collaboration with Rosendal Teater, Rabarbrateatret, The Royal Shakesbeer Company, DMMH and NTNU IKM