A Told by an Idiot, Theatre Royal Plymouth and Arcola Theatre Production

  

Napoleon died in exile. But what if he didn't?
What if he swapped identities with a lowly sailor and hot-footed it back to Paris?
On the Eurostar?

Napoleon Disrobed was a playful, side-splitting and endlessly inventive show from Told by an Idiot, one of the UK's most celebrated devised theatre companies.

Audiences were invited to go incognito with a certain French general on his perilous journey across Europe, from dodgy hotel rooms to floundering melon enterprises. The history books were well and truly rewritten in this raucous comedy about losing immense power and rediscovering personal freedom.

Paul Hunter took on the role of the fallen Emperor Napoleon under the direction of Kathryn Hunter in their first collaboration since the smash-hit My Perfect Mind (★★★★★ ‘a show unlike any other’ Daily Telegraph).

 

Reviews

★★★★  ‘amusing and anarchic.. the set design is nothing short of ingenious’ - London Theatre

‘Kathryn Hunter’s zippy production is tirelessly energetic’ - The Stage

'Offbeat and hilarious' - The Upcoming

★★★★ 'The comedy lands in heaps' - Broadway World

'joyful physical sillyness' - Timeout

 

Credits

Created by Told by an Idiot

Performers: Ayesha Antoine, Paul Hunter

Directed by Kathryn Hunter

Designed by Michael Vale

Lighting Design by Aideen Malone

Sound Design by Adrienne Quartly

Assistant Director Charlie Toko

Assistant Director (Dramaturgy) Ragga Dahl Johansen

 

Tour Dates 2018

25 January - 10 February     Theatre Royal Plymouth

14 February - 10 March        Arcola Theatre, London

15 - 17 March                       Birmingham Repertory Theatre

20 - 24 March                       Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough

 

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