Wealthy trawlerman, Jack Lear, is preparing to retire and hand over his hard-earned fleet to his feisty trio of daughters. Morgana, Freda and Victoria, who gut fish and work on deck while wearing oilskin frocks and thigh high boots, have never seen eye to eye with each other, or their tight-fisted father.
As the sisters scheme and scrap over their inheritance, enter Edmund, the womanising Solicitor. Family relationships become more and more strained as they each strive for freedom, fortune and love in this rivalry that is stormier than the dark North Sea!
Following the huge success of Richard III at Hull Truck Theatre as part of Hull UK City of Culture 2017, and fresh from directing Two Noble Kinsmen at Shakespeare’s Globe, Barrie Rutter OBE returns to direct and play the title role in this gritty reworking of Shakespeare’s King Lear, set on the River Humber, with live music by award winning English Folk Musician Eliza Carthy MBE.
Age Guidance: 14+
Venue Details
Hull Truck Theatre is a pioneering theatre with a unique Northern Voice, locally rooted, global in outlook, inspiring artists, audiences and communities to reach their greatest potential. We're committed to creating a safe and welcoming space for all our communities to enjoy and feel valued. Cafe Bar run by award winning street food caterers, Shoot the Bull, is open 10am - 5pm (later on performance nights) on a Wed & Sat. And from 2hrs prior to a matinee or evening show on other days. Vegan options available. - Free WiFi - Accessible and Stoma Friendly toilets - Childrens reading corner and play area - Breast Feeding Friendly venue and part of the Hull Milk Trail - Dementia Friends - TIC (Tourette's Inclusion in the Community) Friendly Some of the Hull Truck Theatre team are also qualified in Level 1 or 2 British Sign Language.
Facilities
Accessible Toilets
Assistance Dogs
Baby Changing
Blue-Badge Parking
Changing Places Toilet
Hearing Loop
Onsite Cafe
Wheelchair Access
