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A Bunch of Amateurs

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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 “Deliciously stuffed with Shakespeare...a laugh-a-minute” **** Mail on Sunday

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780573113734
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 122
  • Published:
  • June 14, 2017
  • Dimensions:
  • 216x143x22 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 146 g.
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Expected delivery: November 15, 2024

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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
“Deliciously stuffed with Shakespeare...a laugh-a-minute” **** Mail on Sunday

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