Tony Winner BRIAN BEDFORD In THE LUNATIC, THE LOVER AND THE POET

ORLANDO SHAKESPEARE THEATER PRESENTS TONY-AWARD WINNING ACTOR Brian Bedford FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY IN THE LUNATIC, THE LOVER, AND THE POET

"Brian Bedford's one-man show, 'The Lunatic, the Lover and the Poet, is both an actor's celebration of Shakespeare and an act of Shakespearean scholarship."
- New York Times

Orlando Shakespeare Theater in Partnership with UCF (OST) presents Tony-Award Winning actor Brian Bedford in his one-man show, The Lunatic, the Lover and the Poet, playing at the John and Rita Lowndes Shakespeare Center on Wednesday, February 29, 2012.

In The Lunatic, the Lover and the Poet, the internationally acclaimed classical actor creates a dramatic portrait of Shakespeare by combining the Bard's writing; the facts of his life and his own experience with Shakespeare's plays. Using a bare stage and a stool, Mr. Bedford presents a wide range of characters from Shakespeare's greatest works, exploring the emotion and psychology behind Shakespeare the man, as well as the playwright. Through a memorable character or direct address to the audience, Mr. Bedford uses glimpses into the playwright's personality to enhance the audience's experience of the plays.

The Lunatic, the Lover and the Poet, written and performed by Brian Bedford will play at the
Orlando Shakespeare Theater in the Margeson Theater one night only February 29, 2012 at 7PM.

Ticket prices range from $35 - $100. Tickets are available by calling (407) 447-1700, online at www.orlandoshakes.org or in person at the Box Office located inside the Lowndes Shakespeare Center, 812 East Rollins Street in Orlando's Loch Haven Cultural Park.

The Lunatic, the Lover and the Poet is made possible by the Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation. Orlando Shakespeare Theater in Partnership with UCF is supported by United Arts of Central Florida with funds from the United Arts campaign and by State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Arts Council.

Internationally acclaimed actor Brian Bedford studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, where his classmates include Peter O'Toole, Albert Finney and Alan Bates. At age 21, he played Hamlet for the Liverpool Repertory Company, followed by successful performances in London and Stratford-upon-Avon, working with, among others, Sir John Gielgud and Peter Brook. Gielgud's production of Peter Shaffer's first play, Five Finger Exercise, brought him to New York in 1959. Since then he has starred in many Broadway productions receiving six Best Actor Tony nominations, and winning the award for Moliere's The School for Wives. Other honors include the Obie, Outer Critics Circle, L.A. Drama Critics and six N.Y. Drama Desk Awards. Mr. Bedford has directed and acted at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles, the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, the John F. Kennedy Centre in Washington, D.C., the Chicago Shakespeare Theater and for 27 seasons at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Canada. His one-man Shakespeare show The Lunatic, the Lover and the Poet and his Oscar Wilde evening Ever Yours, Oscar have taken him around the world. Film and television credits include Oliver Stone's Nixon, Grand Prix, the voice of the title character in Walt Disney's Robin Hood, Mr. Saint Nick, Frasier, More Tales of the City, Scarlett and Cheers. In 1997 he was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame.

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