Shakespeare, New Zealand style...
Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2014 8:33 pm
http://modernfarmer.com/2014/07/king-lear-sheep/
Ok... it was done in England... but surely the Kiwis will plan for a leg of the tour.
Ok... it was done in England... but surely the Kiwis will plan for a leg of the tour.
This past June, a group of intrepid theater folks staged a most unusual King Lear in England. Called King Lear with Sheep, it was, quite literally, a barnyard affair. Shakespeare's tragedy was re-imagined as a play within a play, one whose stars are not human.