818 South 2nd Street •
Minneapolis, MN 55415 •
Box Office: 612.377.2224
October 05 - October 14, 2007
Wurtele Thrust Stage
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Show Info
Run Time
King Lear: 3 hours 40 minutes; The Seagull: 3 hours 20 minutes
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King Lear
SOLD OUT - at present there are no tickets available for any performance of King Lear. However, it is possible tickets might be returned and would be available for sale on the day of the performance. If you wish to see King Lear we suggest you plan to wait in a cancellation line on the day of the show you wish to attend. This line begins whenever the first person comes down to the theater and asks to be in the cancellation line. There will be a limit of 4 tickets per person if tickets become available in the cancellation line.
SOLD OUT - at present there are no tickets available for any performance of King Lear. However, it is possible tickets might be returned and would be available for sale on the day of the performance. If you wish to see King Lear we suggest you plan to wait in a cancellation line on the day of the show you wish to attend. This line begins whenever the first person comes down to the theater and asks to be in the cancellation line. There will be a limit of 4 tickets per person if tickets become available in the cancellation line.
The Seagull
limited seating for select performances - see performance schedule below
Smoking occurs during The Seagull. Nudity occurs during King Lear.
Call the Guthrie Box Office at 612.377.2224
1.877.44STAGE
The Guthrie presents
The Royal Shakespeare Company
repertory productions of
Previous RSC Artistic Director Trevor Nunn directs an ensemble company in King Lear and The Seagull. Ian McKellen returns to the Royal Shakespeare Company after 17 years to play the title role in Shakespeare's epic tragedy.
King Lear
by William Shakespeare
directed by Trevor Nunn
First performed 400 years ago, the tragedy of King Lear remains one of the greatest plays in world drama, as Shakespeare investigates old age, mortality, family and man's need for religious belief and the capacity to endure.
King Lear information on the RSC Web site.
The Seagull
by Anton Chekhov
directed by Trevor Nunn
Chekhov's masterpiece entwines comic and tragic situations in the lives of a famous actress, her son and their lovers. As the young strive for fulfillment, their older counterparts look back to youthful dreams that remain unfulfilled.
The Seagull information on the RSC Web site.
Designer Chistopher Oram
Lighting Neil Austin
Music Steve Edis
Sound Fergus O'Hare
Fights Malcolm Ranson
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
Friday, October 5 at 7:00 p.m. - King Lear - SOLD OUT
Saturday, October 6 at 7:00 p.m. - The Seagull - LIMITED
Sunday, October 7 at 1:00 p.m. - The Seagull* - LIMITED
Sunday, October 7 at 7:00 p.m. - King Lear - SOLD OUT
Tuesday, October 9 at 7:00 p.m. - The Seagull* - LIMITED
Wednesday, October 10 at 7:00 p.m. - King Lear - SOLD OUT
Thursday, October 11 at 7:00 p.m. - King Lear - SOLD OUT
Friday, October 12 at 7:00 p.m. - The Seagull - LIMITED
Saturday, October 13 at 1:00 p.m. - King Lear - SOLD OUT
Saturday, October 13 at 7:00 p.m. - The Seagull* - LIMITED
Sunday, October 14 at 1:00 p.m. - King Lear - SOLD OUT
* Ian McKellen NOT scheduled to perform.
RSC video credits:
Sylvester McCoy (Fool) and Ian McKellen (Lear)
Frances Barber (Arkadina) and Richard Goulding (Konstantin)
The Royal Shakespeare Company's King Lear and
The Seagull International Tour and London Season
is sponsored by 