KING LEAR IS DEAD
"The wheel is come full circle. I am here."

King Lear is a big house, full of locked doors and strange sounds. It's an uncomfortable family dinner. It is, as they say in the theatre, intimate. It's warm, oddly so, like it might be alive, like it's breathing, or is that just the storm? It's downstairs at a pub on St James Street - it always has been, rimming the glasses, dripping from the taps, glaring from the lights, eating away at the carpets. You know it. It's not unfamiliar to you. You have always known it.

The king is ready to split his kingdom between his daughters in preparation for his old age, but not for them to defy his expectations. Directed by Katya Schwarz, this production of Shakespeare's masterpiece is an eerie pitch-black tragicomedy all about family. For some difficult conversations, a little murder, and a lot of rain, join us in the haunted world of an abandoned basement theatre, where the houses of Lear and Gloucester are just beginning to crumble...
Jane McMorrow's Choice.

Company: Shakespeare in the Pub

Genre: Theatre

Duration: 100 mins


This event has an interval.


Venues: The Black Dove


Venue Accessibility:

Assistance Dogs Welcome Assistance Dogs Welcome

This is combined information – if this event is happening across multiple venues, please be aware this may not be applicable across all performances.

For any queries about venue accessibility, including step free access, please contact box office.

Age suitability: 18+ (Restriction)

Babes in Arms policy: Under 2's are not allowed at this event.

Content Warnings:

 Audience Interaction Audience Interaction

 Loud Noises Loud Noises

 References to Drug/Alcohol Misuse References to Drug/Alcohol Misuse

 References to Mental Illness References to Mental Illness

 Depictions and references to Violence Depictions and references to Violence


Add this Event to Your Wishlist
Wishlist Wishlist

May 25, 2025

3.30pm

The Black Dove

Standard: £7

Conc: £6

May 25, 2025

7.30pm

The Black Dove

Standard: £7

Conc: £6

May 30, 2025

5.00pm

The Black Dove

Standard: £7

Conc: £6

May 31, 2025

5.00pm

The Black Dove

Standard: £7

Conc: £6

June 1, 2025

3.30pm

The Black Dove

Standard: £7

Conc: £6

June 1, 2025

7.30pm

The Black Dove

Standard: £7

Conc: £6


×
×





Please Wait
Talking to the Box Office...

×
×





Please Wait
Talking to the Box Office...

Skip to content