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Show-Score Member Reviews (15)
See it if You enjoy intelligent, thought-provoking art about art, and/or you're a fan of Shakespeare and appreciate the themes of King Lear.
Don't see it if You want a straightforward easy-to-understand linear show, or if the idea of exploring the meaning of theater doesn't appeal to you.
See it if you enjoy experimental theater and monolgues, spare staginf and if you are a fan of and knowledgable about King Lear.
Don't see it if you are not familiar with the basic plot of King Lear, hate monologues or experimental theater. Read more
See it if complex monologue act
Don't see it if confusing and too weird at times
See it if you enjoy one person Fringe shows that make you think-here is a unique approach that is both about the King Lear play and the theater today.
Don't see it if you are looking for a linear play-this one goes back and forth from acting to breaking the 4th wall to address the audience.
See it if into existential musings about being in the now, in theater, and in life as a whole. Mentally immersive, funny, unique, and amorphic.
Don't see it if well - this is the pinnacle of "not for everyone": his brain goes on a journey, and you must let your own follow along to be absorbed. Read more
See it if Crouch's inventive, intense & a bit scary performance is the glue that holds this conceptually meta mash-up of King Lear & stand-up together
Don't see it if Knowledge of Shakespeare's Lear a must - it becomes the catalyst of the piece; the audience & theatre mores become as potent as Lear's death
See it if you want a show that uses an offbeat approach to take a unflinchingly sobering look at the state of live theatre and society more broadly
Don't see it if you want something light and/or more traditional; you dislike one-person shows or breaking the fourth wall; you're expecting flashy sets Read more
See it if You know King Lear and the Aristocrats so you can understand what’s being done and why. Very meta.
Don't see it if It’s necessary to be fully in the loop about why what’s going on is happening. I didn’t know Lear very well and found a lot confusing.
Critic Reviews (3)
"He’s [Tim Crouch} making much of ticket buyers as part of the two-part actors and audience theater-going experience. This is a significant element of his attitude toward the changes, as he sees them, in theatergoing today."
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Under the direction of Karl Janes and Andy Smith, Tim Crouch is a very commanding performer, using his resonant baritone to paint pictures with words, holding our attention at all times. Narrating alone he makes us see all he describes from the theater, to the audience, to the landscape on stage and the other unseen actors. However, the play is not for all theatergoers simply because the format is complex and hard to follow and knowledge of the plot of "King Lear" is mandatory. On the other hand, for those who are into experimental theater, this is an exemplary model of the genre boldly pushing the envelope to what is possible.
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"Crouch is an inventive master of the twists and turns of words and images that invite an audience into his thought processes...This is both our real and virtual reality. But most important, is our togetherness."
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