Riotous comedy from Shakespeare's successor A grocer and his wife
dissatisfied by a play's progress invade the stage and commandeer
the play to suit their tastes. They cast their apprentice Rafe in
an heroic leading role as the gallant Knight whose banner bears the
symbol of the grocer's trade, a pestle. A chaotic play within a
play erupts, as each group attempts to carry on despite the
unscripted interventions. Meanwhile two young lovers, separated by
class and convention, struggle to keep their romance on the rails
amidst the disruption.Written in 1607 by Francis Beaumont at the
age of 23 who succeeded Shakespeare as the chief dramatist to the
King's Men, The Knight of the Burning Pestle was one of the
earliest anarchic English comedies. It was revived in September
2005 by the Mercury Theatre Company, the Young Vic and BITE:05,
Barbican, as part of YOUNG GENIUS.
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