Lost Lear, 9781350596368
Paperback
Dementia, Shakespeare, and estranged family collide in a heartbreaking remix.

Lost Lear

$39.52

  • Paperback

    88 pages

  • Release Date

    27 August 2025

Check Delivery Options

Summary

Lost Lear: A Dementia-Fueled Remix of Shakespeare

Winner of a Scotsman Fringe First Award 2025

You have to look at me now and tell me I’m good, that this is good … That the bits of you that I can’t see are changed, charged, churned by the bits of me that you can’t see.

A moving and darkly comic remix of Shakespeare’s play told from the point of view of Joy, a person with dementia, who is living in an old memory o…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781350596368
ISBN-10:1350596361
Series:Modern Plays
Author:Dan Colley
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:Methuen Drama
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:88
Release Date:27 August 2025
Weight:100g
Dimensions:196mm x 128mm x 12mm
You Can Find This Book In
About The Author

Dan Colley

Dan Colley is a Creative Director and Producer specialising in ensemble-devised theatre, young audiences theatre, comedy, community participation, and outdoor spectacle. He is a former Artistic Director of Collapsing Horse and is former Co-Artistic Director of the Kilkenny Cat Laughs Festival. He was Producer/Facilitator of Dublin Fringe’s birthday project “TWENTY FIRST” and is a former Fringe LAB resident artist. Dan trained as a Youth Theatre Facilitator with Youth Theatre Ireland. He is a member of the Project Arts Centre, is Theatre Artist in Residence with Riverbank Arts Centre, and is on the Expert Advisory Group of Creative Ireland: Pillar One.

Returns

This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.