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King Lear
When: Tuesday 31st January 2012 -> Saturday 4th February 2012 - Doors 7pm | Show start 7.30pm
Where: YMCA Theatre, The Walk, Cardiff, CF24 3AG
ACT ONE, Cardiff University Theatre Company Presents...
A dramatic re-telling of one of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies, this production seeks to bring Lear to a wider audience by heightening the violence and raw power of the text, and re-imagining some of its famous characters.
Britain in the not-too-distant future. The world has been torn apart by natural disasters, political crisis and war, and society has long since crumbled. Criminal gangs control what is left of the dilapidated cities.
Lear is the leader of a gang of survivors, when tragedy strikes and he splits his kingdom between his two sadistic daughters, banishing the third into the arms of his enemy. Meanwhile, ex-policeman Gloucester is corrupted by his bitter illegitimate son Edmund, forcing his older son to flee into the decaying underbelly of the city.
Torn apart by deceit, betrayal and madness, the characters begin to fight amongst themselves. A storm breaks over the city. For some, the world will end.
Directed by Madison Fowler & Piers Horner
Tickets £6 students, £6.50- non-students
Approx. 2 hours run time (excl. 20 minute interval)
TICKETS:
http://shop.cardiffstudents.com/venues/ymca-theatre
TEL: 02920 781 458
See trailer at http://vimeo.com/33433620