Xitun, Taichung · Three-performance theatre programme
National Taichung Theater: Lost Lear
At the Playhouse, a son enters his mother's King Lear rehearsal.
Lost Lear: two people beneath a blanket
Dan Colley (writer and director)
Lost Lear production photograph ©Ste Murray. Published by National Taichung Theater. Editorial use.
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A son tries to reach his mother inside the play she still inhabits.
Lost Lear plays on the evening of October 16 and the afternoons of October 17 and 18. Find the Playhouse entrance and allow 30 minutes before the show; latecomers cannot enter.
Get there
Public transport
From City Hall MRT on the Green Line, allow 20 minutes for the roughly 1.3 km walk. Bus 161 also connects HSR Taichung Station to the theatre; allow separately for its timetable and journey.
Sources
- Theatre: Lost Lear ↗ — Performances, language, prices and entry rules
- Liang Wen-ching interviews Dan Colley ↗ — Grandmother, workshops and the making of the work
- OPENTIX: performances ↗ — Official booking and current availability
- OPENTIX: two-ticket package ↗ — 20% off two or more tickets and package refund terms
- Theatre: getting here ↗ — Address, buses and arrival