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King Lear
20 February - 22 February
Tues 20th Feb 10:30am
Wed 21st Feb 10:30am & 8:00pm
Thurs 22nd Feb 10:30am & 8:00pm
Matinee €8.50 / Teachers Free (plus €1.50 Booking Fee per ticket)
Evening €18 / €16 (plus €1.50 Booking Fee per ticket)
An Táin Arts Centre’s Theatre Company in residence, Chalk on the Wall Productions present their adaptation of Shakespeare’s King Lear, a king who, in preparation for old age, splits his land between his children.
This adaptation will show King Lear in a new light by setting the play in rural Ireland. Exploring the history of landownership in Ireland from the very start of the British invasion. The division of land would often lead to violence, betrayal, and the destruction of the family itself. This production will focus on nature, a crucial theme throughout the play, the difference between nurture and nature, and what shapes us to who we are?