Arts in Cambridgeshire on Tour

“Two men whose veins flow with the sheer genius of theatrical comedy. I have never seen anything so funny in a theatre in my life. ” BBC

"Bloody funny - this show will make you laugh out loud. Fast-paced sketches with audience interaction and creative experimentation; a joy to behold." The List (4stars)

"Miss I, Lear at your peril. It is the stuff of genius.“ Official Buxton Fringe Festival Review – Winner Best Comedy Award

In their show, I, Lear, Huge and Chesty take their audience through the history of the drama, from Ancient Greece to Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber. Chekhov, Brecht, Alan Bennett, Somerset Maugham, Noel Coward, all will dissected, displaying the awe-inspiring range and versatility of these twin colossi. While Sir Ian McKellen and Dr Sylvester McCoy endeavor to do justice to the roles of Lear and Fool in Stratford and on Broadway, Carpenter and Blenheim show how it's done.