This season's production of Macbeth is now over and BOAT would like to thank all patrons for their support in this sell-out production. In 2025 BOAT will be presenting The Winter's Tale. To find out where and when keep your eye on this website - or better still add your email address to our mailing list and receive newsletters on what the future holds
King Lear - Extraordinary Theatre Company

KING LEAR

The Extraordinary Theatre Company, in association with Brownsea Open Air Theatre is  proud to present William Shakespeare’s masterpiece, King Lear.

Widely considered one of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies, King Lear is the timeless and searing story of an aging monarch, a kingdom divided and a family in turmoil.

Lear’s decision to divide his kingdom between his three daughters ignites a storm of greed and betrayal. Displaced as King and cast out as patriarch, the declining Lear discovers the fragility of familial bonds and his own pride as he descends deeper and deeper into madness.

Shakespeare’s sublime poetry infuses this towering tragedy; a classic tale of family, love, loss and mortality. 

King Lear

For more information and to book tickets go to www.kinglearplay.co.uk

Performances are at various venues in  Dorset and Hampshire from  25 October to 18 November.

October 25-29: Bournemouth Little Theatre

November 1: Queen Elizabeth's School, Wimborne

November 4: Forest Forge Theatre, Ringwood

November 7: Hanger Farm Arts Centre, Totton

November 9: Forest Arts Centre, New Milton

November 10&11: The Black Cherry, Boscombe

November 14: Bournemouth School for Girls

November 18: Lytchett Minster School