Fells Point Corner Theater Presents THE FOOL’S LEAR

Fells Point Corner Theatre is thrilled to welcome Nomad Theatrical Company of New York City in their touring production of The Fool's Lear, written by, directed by, and starring brothers, Randy and Grant Neale. The Fool's Lear is here for one weekend only! Don't miss this hilarious new play!

This funny and poignant new play tells the tale of King Lear and his Fool, as they leave the pages of William Shakespeare's famed play. Filled with hopeful plans, they enter into a stormy crisis of identity: The Fool desperately tries to hold on to the one power by which he has always defined himself, his ability to make the King laugh; The King abdicates his Kingship, ashamed of the tyrant Father he has become. Who are they after all? A clown and a king, a servant and his master, a father and his unacknowledged son, or an old man suffering dementia and his reluctant caregiver?
After a combined 70+ years in the theater THE FOOL'S LEAR represents the first full collaboration between brothers, Randy Neale (Playwright/Actor) and Grant Neale (Director/Actor). Told through the eyes of a motley Fool, the magical world of this production emerges from a large moveable trunk, filled with surprises. When the box opens, look out! Here come the peril and the valor, the tempest and the refuge, the friends and the foes, and the rubber chickens, swords, manacles and ukuleles that make any story worth watching!

"the most cleverly designed source of constant surprises I have ever seen on any stage... Yet it is the acting of these two prodigiously talented brothers that makes the show a wonder to behold... Trust me: You have never seen anything like this."

- Charleston Today

"Grant's indefatigable energy and spot-on physical comedy make for a textbook Fool...Randy as King Lear has perfected a look of utter detachment and hopelessness and genuinely conveys the devolution of a great king into a Fool."

- The Post and Courier

Performances of The Fool's Lear are Friday and Saturday, June 24th and 25th at 8 pm and Sunday, June 26th at 2 pm. Admission is $18 for all performances. For tickets, please go to www.fpct.org or www.ticketturtle.com/index.php?ticketing=fpct