Lear

Tickets

£12 — £14

Standard £14 | Concession £12

Location

Sterts Arts & Environmental Centre

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Dates

Fri 26th September, 2025
7:30 pm

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A one man King Lear - a tour de force of physical theatre

About the Show
‘Oddbodies’ one man King Lear is something of a miniature masterpiece… a brilliantly entertaining, and frequently astonishing evening. A tour de force of physical theatre…’ @Christopher James, POET

Armed with only a drum, a guitar, a knife and a chair, this inventive, irreverent and highly accessible one-man adaptation is presented to you from the point of view of LEAR’s long suffering and ever-loyal fool.

The bastard Edmund, haughty Goneril, poor deluded Gloucester, oily Oswald, sweet Cordelia, mad Tom – all the characters from this sad and sorry tale brought to glorious life in this fast paced, funny, poignant and ultimately heartbreaking production.

Adapted & performed by Paul Morel and directed by John Mowat with all of Oddbodies’ trademark physical ingenuity and visual flair, this is an unmissable reworking of one of Shakespeare’s most brilliant plays.

‘About as far away from ‘trad & bad’ as you can get, and it’s brilliant… You do not want to miss this’ ***** @BROADWAYBABY

‘Paul Morel is no question, a fierce talent… A hilarious and fantastic evening.’ ***** @BINGEFRINGE

‘It’s hard to think of a more engaging introduction to Shakespeare’s narrative’ **** @FRINGEGURU

‘A tour de force’ @PENLEETHEATRE

About the Company
Oddbodies is the Company behind such highly acclaimed shows as the two-handed Richard III (‘The best evening of Shakespeare I can remember’ – Jersey Evening Post), a feast of Dickens’ grotesques in Sykes & Nancy (‘More damn good theatre than I’ve seen in many an hour and a half’ – Critic’s Choice Time Out) and Hogarth’s paintings vividly brought to life in The Rake’s Progress (‘Startling…saucy, eccentric, spicily amusing and intelligently experimental’ – The London Evening Standard)

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Contact

03336 663 366 | https://sterts.co.uk/

Accessibility

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We strive to offer a comfortable and accessible experience for all visiting Sterts. If you have a specific access requirement you would like to talk to us about in advance of your visit please email [email protected] or call 01579 362382. All our seating is unreserved. If you need to reserve a seat due to an accessibility requirement, e.g. you need to sit near the front to lip read, please contact us directly after booking your ticket and we will make the necessary arrangements. We do not currently have an ear loop installed. This is a provision we are committed to and hope to provide in the near future. If you require a free carer ticket, please contact our Box Office on 0333 666 3366. For any other access requirements please flag this when you book. We have two accessible toilets and a changing place facility on site. The changing place provides a larger accessible space with equipment including a changing bench and a hoist to support disabled people who need assistance.

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