They wished for a star…then wished they hadn’t!
- Graham Powell
- Mar 9
- 1 min read
A Bunch of Amateurs
This comedy with a dramatic twist, features a fading Hollywood action hero who is keen to boost his flagging career.
Jefferson Steele arrives in England to play King Lear in Stratford – only to find that this is not the birthplace of the Bard, Stratford upon Avon, but a sleepy Suffolk village. And instead of Kenneth Branagh, Dame Judi Dench and Helen Mirren, the cast are a bunch of amateurs trying to save their theatre from developers.
Jefferson’s monstrous ego, vanity and insecurity are tested to the limit by the enthusiastic am-dram thespians. As acting worlds collide and Jefferson’s career implodes, he discovers some truths about himself – along with his inner Lear.
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