King Lear

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Thursday, 1 March 2012 - Saturday, 31 March 2012
Tuesday: 20:00 - 22:30
Friday - Saturday: 20:00 - 22:30
Wednesday: 16:00 - 18:30
Saturday: 16:00 - 18:30

The Rose Theatre, 21 New Globe Walk, Southbank, SE1 9DT

Theatre: , Fringe, Classic

How Much: £12.00 (Tickets) , £10.00 (Concessions)
The ageing monarch King Lear is made to question everything in his life bringing about powerful examinations of love and duty, good and evil, power and loss.


This jazz infused version by House on the Hill Productions takes its inspiration from the pre-crash decadence of the'20s
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