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Parts will be swapped between Acts 1 & 2

Rehearsing Dorothy, Mary, Jessica, Lauren & Denis.

Supporting Lapworth Players - Performance in Lapworth 14, 15 & 16 May 2026

Supporting Lapworth Players - Performance in Lapworth 14, 15 & 16 May 2026

Supporting Lapworth Players - Performance in Lapworth 14, 15 & 16 May 2026

Supporting Lapworth Players - Performance in Lapworth 14, 15 & 16 May 2026

Act 1 Scene 1 Lines 145-190 from “Royal Lear”: Kent and Lear “thou” each other & Kent is banished

Act 4 Scene 7 Lines 26-44 from “O my father”: Cordelia & Lear reunite.

Synopsis - Bunch of Amateurs:

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!

"Terrific comedy packed with killer comic dialogue... plenty of twists and turns."

- WhatsOnStage