Pack the picnic basket and experience Shakespeare to the fullest, in a colorful and accessible take on the tragedy and family drama "King Lear". Performed on the lawn by Thisted Kirke. Free performance in the annual SHAKES format.

King Lear

Thisted Kirke

Jeppe is a man utterly devoid of control over his own life; he's a tenant farmer, beaten and cheated on by his wife, Nille. Additionally, Jeppe bears the scars of a decade in military service. His only escape is to drown his sorrows in alcohol at Jacob Shoemaker’s inn. When the baron and his servants find the drunken Jeppe on the dungheap and, as a practical joke, elevate him to king-for-a-day, he, as the 'baron,' assumes power and becomes surprisingly tyrannical before being drunkenly thrown back onto the dungheap. His punishment is an even more malicious jest, as Jeppe is mockingly sentenced to death and hanged, only to return home for one final humiliation.

Casper Kjær Jensen

Events

Past events

Aug 8, 2026

King Lear · Limfjordsteatret

Jan 20 - Feb 23, 2025

Jeppe On The Hill · Det Kongelige Teater

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Performer in King Lear by Shakespeare

Limfjordsteatret

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