The Dawlish Season — Desmond Rayner

A sharply observed and splendid piece of storytelling. Classical actor and international star, Mitchell Dawlish's career is flagging. What he needs is one big success. It comes in the shape of a prestigious West End production of King Lear, and five other members of the theatrical Dawlish family are appearing in supporting roles. But the Dawlishes in close contact are as self-destructive as Lear's own, and tensions develop within a production on which so much hangs.