Network Theatre Company presents:
A Bunch of Amateurs
By Ian Hislop and Nick Newman, directed by Fred Johnson
A washed-up Hollywood star is flown to England to play the title role in King Lear at “Stratford” believing he will be appearing onstage at the legendary RST in Stratford-upon-Avon, the birthplace of William Shakespeare. Instead he finds he has signed on with the “Stratford Players” in the Suffolk village of Stratford St John.
A typically selfish American with no time for manners, and displaying an appalling lack of class, he considers himself too big for this lowly setting. The transition to humble actor, happy to play with the British actors takes some time, but eventually he is reconciled with his estranged daughter and realises that he is no better, in terms of talent and intelligence, than his amateur colleagues.
An amateur production in arrangement with Concord Theatricals Limited on behalf of Samuel French Limited