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Prince Lear (Pontac)

Short Play, Comedy  /  2f, 2m

Perry Pontac

Prince Lear
by Perry Pontac

"Pontac's verse is bliss." - Independent on Sunday
"The plays of Perry Pontac have been a well-kept secret for far too long ... but it's only with Codpieces ... that they now find their way into print. So skilful and silly they are a gift to actors and a tonic for audiences." - Alan Bennett in his foreword to the volume Codpieces

Prince Lear, a prequel, addresses what took place just before the start of King Lear, setting in motion the improbable events of Act I, Scen…

Prince Lear (Pontac)

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2f, 2m
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Adaptation (Shakespeare), Parody/Spoof

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Summary
Prince Lear, a prequel, addresses what took place just before the start of King Lear, setting in motion the improbable events of Act I, Scene 1. With Hamlet Part II and Fatal Loins this forms the triple bill Codpieces.
  • Time Period 16th Century/Elizabethan
  • Setting A palace state room
  • Features Period Costumes

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"Pontac's verse is bliss." - Independent on Sunday
"The plays of Perry Pontac have been a well-kept secret for far too long ... but it's only with Codpieces ... that they now find their way into print. So skilful and silly they are a gi

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Perry Pontac

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