THE KING LEAR SESSION

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Following your feedback we’ve created a new version of The King Lear Session.  This revised show is as always performed faithfully to the text and explores the motivations of Lear, Kent, Goneril, Regan, Cordelia, Gloucester and Edmund with humour, discussion and arguments that focus on the major themes of the play. 

Topics and themes analysed in this Session:

- The Natural Order vs. The Unnatural

- Filial Ingratitude

- Madness

- The Divine Right of Kings

- The Nature of Man

- Power and Responsibility

- Families Mirroring Nations 

- The Parallels of Lear and Gloucester’s Journey

- The Political Context of Lear’s Time.

“Excellent interpretation of play. Fun & humoured production making it easier for students to understand & enjoy” (Christine Leen, Tralee Community College, reviewing our 2017/18 production of “The King Lear Session”).

Adaptation and Direction by: Peadar Donohoe

Poster Illustration: Danny Greenhalgh

The Hamlet Session V.2.1.

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Cyclone Rep’s Hamlet Session takes a fresh look at Hamlet and asks does Hamlet actually go mad or is it an elaborate strategy? The discussions with the audience and amongst the actors focus on the mental and spiritual health of Hamlet to get to the root of this crucial question.

Topics and themes analysed in this Session: 

- Hamlet’s Main Source & Revenge Tragedy Genre

- Hamlet’s Frame of Mind: Antic Disposition or more?

- Appearance vs. Reality

- Poetic Language

- Action or Inaction

- The Role of Women in the Play

- Death/Mortality

- Corruption

- Interpretations of the Play.

****: Aimed at school audiences, well edited and presented in an accessible style, giving the young audience plenty to think about.” – Irish Examiner

Adaptation and Direction by: Peadar Donohoe

Poster Illustration: Danny Greenhalgh