LONDON -– If you're growing tired of watching boring human actors when you go to the theatre, you'll be happy to hear that farm animals are now treading the boards too.
Sheep, specifically. A whole cast of them. A production, simply titled King Lear With Sheep, has been touring the UK –- from Surrey to Sussex -– in all its wooly glory. And now it's coming to London.
We interupt #DuckWeek to bring you this ruminant-related message. Go see King Lear with Sheep. http://t.co/hps6eeSDUk pic.twitter.com/rDjJhj83WJ— Modern Farmer (@ModFarm) June 16, 2015
The play features one human actor (who plays the director of the play), and a cast of eight sheep (who play the, er, cast).
'King Lear with Sheep': a play that delivers exactly what it promises. Funny, sad and a little bit smelly. Brilliant. pic.twitter.com/85anZFuY9h— Mark Bridge (@markbridge) August 16, 2014
King Lear With Sheep is written and directed by Missouri Williams, and stars actor Alasdair Saksena.
Here's Alasdair with a sheep.
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The play is described as "an experimental re-evaluation of its famous predecessor that overturns theatrical conventions through the startling and revolutionary device of costumed sheep."
King Lear With Sheep will be on at The Courtyard from 12-16 August, and tickets cost £10.
"A stubborn director is trying to put on a production of King Lear with a cast composed solely of sheep," reads the blurb. "As expected, his actors are both silent and mutinous. Much chaos ensues."