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King Lear

Odd Bodies - King Lear

Fri 4 Apr
19:00 - 22:30
Doors open 18:00

Oddbodies' highly acclaimed one man adaptation of Shakespeare's KING LEAR

Armed with only a drum, a guitar, a knife and a chair, the tragic trajectory of Lear’s demise is presented to you from the point of view of his long suffering and ever-loyal fool.

The bastard Edmund, haughty Goneril, poor deluded Gloucester, oily Oswald, sweet Cordelia, mad Tom – all the characters from this sad and sorry tale brought to glorious life before your very eyes.
Blindness, betrayal, delusion, deceit, love, loyalty, lust and greed –it’s all here in this fast paced, funny, poignant and ultimately heartbreaking production.
‘This production is about as far away from ‘trad and bad’ as you can get, and it’s brilliant…You do not want to miss’ *****BroadwayBaby
‘Paul Morel is no question, a fierce talent… . A hilarious and fantastic evening.’ *****BingeFringe
‘It’s hard to think of a more engaging introduction to Shakepeare’s narrative…’ ****FringeGuru
‘Oddbodies’ one man King Lear is something of a miniature masterpiece… a brilliantly entertaining, and frequently astonishing evening. A tour de force of physical theatre…’ Christopher James, Poet

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PAUL MOREL

After a foundation in art and design, Paul worked extensively as a musician in the UK and USA before training as an actor. He worked with numerous theatre companies before forming Oddbodies. He has co-devised and performed in all of the Company’s theatre work to date.

Specialising in the Michael Chekhov Technique, Paul has also worked as a regular workshop leader and director for numerous Drama Colleges around the UK.  Productions include  Moliere’s Loves the Best Doctor, Aristophanes’ The Birds, Farquard’s Beaux Strategem and Bukowski’s Scenes From A Buried Life. He has also created a number of devised works, including an adaptation of Lear for the  Auch Contemporary Circus Festival in France and a Tempest for the People’s Company, Theatre Royal, Plymouth.

As an actor, Paul has appeared in numerous independent films that have screened at international film festivals.  For Oddbodies, he wrote and directed the award-winning  Mrs Lustleigh’s Fancies , The Nature of Angrove, and A Penny For Them.

Paul is also the creative force behind  Ma Bain  who is responsible for all the original music for Oddbodies’ film and visual arts projects.

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