Lear’s Shadow – Hull Truck Theatre
On Thursday evening, a really bizarre thing happened to me in my long theatre reviewing career.
I was at the Hull Truck Theatre to watch a one-man, one-night production - Lear’s Shadow - and, searching out my seat, E4, I found it occupied by - wait for it - an Avatar.
Urged to “get rid of it!” by my theatre buddy sister, I gingerly picked it up and deposited it on the row behind.
During the 70+-minute performance by lover of all things Shakespeare, actor Colin Hurley (who also devised the production), the Avatar presence became clearer for I noticed several more occupying red chairs on the stage - a stage adorned only with the chairs, a bench, two tables and a small suitcase, as well as Mr Hurley, of course.
A banner stating “Lie here and rest awhile” hung as a backdrop.
The...