Actors From The London Stage To Present Shakespeare's 'King Lear'
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SOUTH BEND - Actors From The London Stage, a self-directed ensemble of five professional British actors, will present William Shakespeare's "King Lear" Sept. 9, 10 and 11 at 7:30 p.m. in Notre Dame's Washington Hall.
An aging King's cataclysmic error in judgment plunges his family and kingdom into an abyss of suffering and chaos. Shakespeare's towering tragedy explores the fundamental aspects of humanity and relationships: love, dignity, duty and betrayal.
Admission is $20 for the general public, $18 for senior citizens and $12 for students. Tickets are available through the University of Notre Dame's DeBartolo Performing Arts Center ticket office by calling 574-631-2800 or visiting http://performingarts.nd.edu
Don't miss five of London's finest actors as they bring every role in Shakespeare's legendary tale of betrayal and madness to life.
Based in London, England and produced on campuses throughout the nation by Shakespeare at Notre Dame, AFTLS sends a new self-directed ensemble of five professional actors to the United States twice a year to universities across the nation. Actors From The London Stage, whose members hail from such prestigious theatre companies as the Royal Shakespeare Company, the National Theatre of Great Britain and Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, has called Notre Dame its American home since 2000.Shakespeare at Notre Dame consists of the McMeel Family Chair in Shakespeare Studies, the Ryan Producing Artistic Director, the Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival, Actors From The London Stage, ancillary lectures and events, and library collections. Its mission is to become the pre-eminent venue for the study and performance of the works of Shakespeare, providing Notre Dame and the wider community an on-campus culture steeped in the works of Shakespeare both on the page and on the stage.
